Using Small Groups for Response to and Thinking about Literature.

Nystrand, Martin; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ455569

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Using Small Groups for Response to and Thinking about Literature.

Nystrand, Martin; And Others

English Journal, v82 n1 p14-22 Jan 1993

Presents research on using small groups to help students think and reason about literature. Examines various small-group activities in ninth grade English classrooms. Analyzes effective and ineffective small-group work. Concludes that effective small-group work requires coherent activities that result in the sustained production of student knowledge. (MM)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, Grade 9, Literature Appreciation, Reading Instruction, Secondary Education, Small Group Instruction, Teacher Role, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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