Together, these data suggest that it is important for instructors to discuss answers to concept tests with students and to communicate expectations for peer discussion clearly with a focus on sense making.
In this study, students were cued by their instructors to discuss the reasons for their answers with one another, and they did so most of the time.
Ms. Frederick had already covered southern France, Germany and Austria, and in the next weeks, two other instructors were to discuss Portugal and Spain.
After students finished writing their individual responses, the instructor asked them to discuss their answers in small groups in order to determine whether they could come to a group consensus.
When the initial vote was < 70% correct, the instructor asked students to discuss their answers and revote: 81 questions fell into this category.
Each semester all members of the Teaching Team (preceptors, graduate TAs, and the instructor) met weekly to discuss course content, common misconceptions regarding the week's class material, teaching methods, active-learning strategies, and other relevant topics.
Instructors meet weekly to discuss each member so, in keeping with the community ethic made famous by Cheers, everybody knows your name.
During the last weekend in July, The Kolbe Academy, a Catholic homeschool program located in Napa, California will host a conference in Sacramento where educators and home school instructors will gather to discuss how they can "engage the culture in a year of faith".
The instructors met regularly to discuss positive and negative experiences and possible problems.
