Misuse of Group Discussion

John T. Woeste, University of Kentucky

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Four factors are proposed as basic to any decision about the selection of a teaching technique: group-member interdependence, time available, previous experience (in groups and with content), and the learning objective to be achieved. It is maintained that other factors, such as group size and teacher experience, can be evaluated after these four "basic" posed factors can be used in deciding whether to use group discussion or some other teaching technique.