Student Survey Literature Discussion Formats

 

Do you think discussion helps you to understand a story better than when you read it alone?  Tell why or why not.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Which format of discussion did you like better teacher-led or student–led? Tell why.

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Do you think discussion helped you to think of better responses to the questions you wrote about in your journals? Tell why.

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Would you like to continue the discussion groups about what you have read? Tell why.

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Did you ever change your mind about an idea you had about a story because of something someone said during a discussion? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

What were your two most favorite things about discussion groups?

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Did you have anything you disliked about discussion groups?

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Did you talk more during teacher-led or student-led discussion groups or the same amount in both groups?

 

 

 

Number the ways you prefer to answer a question in your journal 1,2,3 in the order you prefer

 

____no discussion

____teacher-led discussion

____student-led discussion groups

 

 

 

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