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Teaching in Small Groups

Dr. Md. Sadequel Islam Talukder

Assistant Professor of Pathology

MMC

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What is Small Group Teaching?

It is a teaching -learning activity in which a teacher interact with a small number of students (about 8 – 10)

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Tutorial is a teacher centered activity Usually designed to fined out the extent and

learning achieved by the students following a series of lectures.

Teacher is the authority Students are observed and evaluated

What is Tutorial ?

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Characteristics of Small Group Teaching

Active participation

Face to face contact

Purposeful activity

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Advantages of Small Group Teaching

Active learning by students

Active participation by students

Facilitate problem solving

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Advantages …..

The role of the teacher

as facilitator

Different resource materials books, notes, manuals, journals, comments from teacher or

students

Skill can be developed

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Disadvantage of Small Group Teaching

Time consuming

Resource materials increase the cost

Can not cover large number of students

Presentation of large amount of information is

not possible

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Managing small Group Teaching

The tasks of the group

Maintenance of the group

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The task of the Group

The objective and the purpose be explained

Task must be clearly defined

The role of the teacher should be clear

The role of the group members should be explained

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Worksheet for a Practical Class

Objectives of the session Description of the procedure/performance (steps)

What to be looked for during the learning

session

Recording of the findings

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Maintenance of the group

Creation of acceptable learning environment

co-operative Learning approach rather than competitive

Active participation by all

Equal distribution of leadership

Content adequately and efficiently covered

Evaluation is an integral part of the group’s activity

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Introducing Stimulus Materials

A short multiple-choice test

A case study

A trigger film or video

A patient

Observation of a role play

Visual materials (e.g. photographs, slide, specimen,

real objects)

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Resources used in SGL session

Video on different part procedures

e.g. laparoscopic cholecystectomy, preparing a blood slide, drawing blood for

a biochemical test etc.

Real patients

Peer groups (volunteers)

Different diagnostic charts

WHO manual on various problems

Text books

Study guide

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Self Directed Learning

Books, journals, manuals, charts,

diagnostic/management guidelines etc.

CD guides

Tape slides

IT (internet)

Self assessment questions

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Small Group discussion Technique

One to one discussion

Buzz group

Brain storming

Role play

Evaluation discussion

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Evaluating small group Teaching

Informal evaluation by asking questions to

students or colleagues

Formal evaluation by using questions