Studentparticipationintheclassroomisnotonlyacceptedbutalsoexpectedofthestudentinmanycourses.Someprofessorsbasepartofthefinalgradeonthestudent’soralparticipation.Althoughthereareformallecturesduringwhichthestudenthasapassiverole(i.e.,listeningandtakingnotes),manycoursesareorganizedaroundclassroomdiscussions,studentquestions,andinformallectures.Ingraduatediscussionstheprofessorhada“manager”roleandthestudentsmakepresentationsandleaddiscussions.Thestudentsdotheactualteachinginthesediscussions.
Aprofessor’steachingmethodisanotherfactorthatdeterminesthedegreeandtypeofstudentparticipation.Someprofessorsprefertocontroldiscussionswhileothersprefertoguidetheclasswithoutcontrollingit.Manyprofessorsencouragestudentstoquestiontheirideas.Studentswhoobjecttotheprofessor’spointofviewshouldbepreparedtoprovetheirpositions.
Intheteachingofscienceandmathematics,thecontrollingmodeofinstructionisgenerallytraditional,withteacherspresentingformallecturesandstudentstakingnotes.However,neweducationaltrendshaveturnedupinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesinthepasttwentyyears.Studentsineducation,society,andhistoryclasses,forexample,areoftenrequiredtosolveproblemsingroups,designprojects,makepresentations,andexaminecasestudies.Sincesomecollegeoruniversitycoursesare“practical”ratherthantheoretical,theypaymoreattentionto“doing”forthemselves.
小题1:“Participationintheclassroomisnotonlyacceptedbutalsoexpectedofthestudent”in ____
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