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ERIC Number: EJ455569
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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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Identifiers: Literature Instruction; Response to Literature; Speaking Thinking Relationship