Both formal and informal group discussions were carried out in combination with the above-mentioned techniques.
Close visual analysis of art, in combination with discussion of observations and interpretations among peers, promotes growth of critical thinking, which importantly is transferred to other content areas and social contexts (Housen, 2001 2002).
Questioning was used in almost every discussion, and the three types of questions we coded were frequently used in combination: 94% of discussions included more than one type of question, with Requesting Information the most common, followed by Requesting Feedback, and then Requesting Reasoning (Table 4).
If the patient was not seen by the recruiting clinician during the acute phase, then validation of the diagnosis was sought from medical case notes in combination with patient discussion.
Our findings indicate that a discussion with women about their intentions, in combination with an exploration of their attitude to formula feeding and breastfeeding (perhaps through use of the IIFAS) could be a powerful way of identifying those women who might need more help and support with both initiating and persevering with breastfeeding.
Finally, the range of clinical measurements, in combination with a discussion about disease risk, provided participants with a new language through which they could acknowledge the seriousness of being overweight or obese and recognise the 'tangible' health benefits of weight loss.
They often guided discussions using examples of their own experiences in combination with 'new' knowledge acquired through training.
A comprehensive presentation, discussion, and evaluation of multi-resolution representation in combination with widely used PETs is given.
A discussion about barriers and facilitators to adherence in combination with a monitoring plan is recommended [ 56, 57].
The preparatory readings (Table 1), in combination with group-based discussion of them in class prior to the museum visit, helped to establish a common intellectual foundation.
