POST QUESTIONS AROUND THE

CLASSROOM

EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND

CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE STUDENTS

IN EACH STATION

COMPARING SOLUTIONS AND

DETERMINING THE MOST ADEQUATE

PURPOSE: Class of review of functions in order to enhance some contents, before the exam. DESCRIPTION: Students will rotate around the class in small groups, sttoping at Various Stations for a designated amount of time. In each station, students will share their Know- Ledges and ideas, they will be active and they will talk with peers. PROCEDURE: 1.Do five questions for the topic bellow “ Functions” and write them on a Separate piece of poster board. 2. Divide all pupils into groups of 5 students( 3 groups) and 6 students( 2 groups). Students will rotate around the class during the activity. 3. Each group will use a colored marker for writing their ideas at the questions stations. 4. They will have 10 minutes to try to solve the problems in each station. When time is Called, groups will rotate to the next station. Group 1 would rotate to question station 2; Group 2 would rotate to question station 3 and so on. 5. Continue until each group reaches their last question station.

6. Each Group select the best ideas from their station and to share with the rest of the class.

My comments. -The activity make at the end of the topic in order to share the commons ideas and knowledges between the students, with contents studied along the unit. It is recomended using this method at least Once per term. -It is important that the participants have, more or less, the same level (4º ESO). -The topic is important to motivate the interest of the students.

-Every student is resposable for the progress in learning of every member of his group.

-All the students are active and they participate explaining to others.

-Weaker students are more involved than other teaching methods, with the help of their peers.

- Enhance the relations between the group.

-It is essencial to choose the students “ heterogeneos”, mixed weaker students and strongers students

-The activity has a duration of 50 minutes. The time is not sufficient.

-Activity s develope has been very well, without noises and besides groups have rotated to the next Station in clockwise order. ( I have had to change the duration of each station)

-It is more interested for pupils, but it is more difficult because the problems show the real life situations. -I like this method because it motivates the students by challenging. It is a good practise in order to secure Knowledges and to understand better some conteints.