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Principles Methods Questions Descriptions & Comments

a.) indicating time
for the discussion
b.) indicating topic
of the discussion
c.) indicating
number of people
Establishing in the discussion
and d.) checking
maintaining Group/pair whether they need
expectation discussion more time when
for student the time is over
participation e.) going around
tables and
monitoring
students
f.) providing help
when students have
a hard time

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g.) giving clear

instructions for the
discussion
a.) Engaging the
Class
real life
discussion
experience
a.) Having
activities
b.) Providing clear
instructions
Activity
c.) Providing
assistance when
needed during
the activities
Teaching a.) indicating the
toward an instructional goal
instructional at the beginning

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goal b.) Reviewing what

the class had
discussed in the
previous lecture.
c.) Making sure the
instructional goals
are reached (e.g.
through in-class
assignment)
a.) calling students
Teachers by their names
must know b.) Asking
their questions to
students as make sure that
individuals students
and as understand what
learners the teacher had
said

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c.) Using the clear,

easy-to-
understand
language
d.) Giving students
opportunities to
ask questions or
to make
comments
e.) providing time
and
opportunities to
ask questions
after class
Eliciting a.)"What do you
and Feedback mean by?"
responding (Teacher b.) "Can you
to student Question) explain?"
thinking c.)"Can you say

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more about it?"

d.) WHAT ELSE
DID THE
TEACHER SAY?
a.) writing students'
opinions/ideas on
the white board
b.) Making sure
that everyone can
Using a read the
public handwriting
record of f.) Using different
student colors and
thinking markers to
illustrate
students
answers
g.) Using arrows to
link the ideas

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a.) "Do you

agree with
him/her?"
b.) "What do
you think about
Orienting his/her idea?"
students to c.) "Can you add
each other's something on
ideas and to his idea?"
the d.) "Do you
instructional want to say
goal something about
his/her idea?"
e.) WHAT ELSE
DID THE
TEACHER
SAY?