Improving speaking and listening through collaborative learning @helenlochead
Improving speaking and listening through collaborative learning
@helenlochead
The problem…
AS and A2 students lacking confidence when speaking about Chemistry
• Volume of technical and scientific vocabulary• First language other than English• Significant intervention at KS4/GCSE• Social groups
Find someone who
Can be used as a revision activity
Can be used as a teaching activity (if students are all given one piece of information to teach to each other)
You must have:1. The answer 2. The person you spoke to 3. The follow up question you asked for
polymers
Peptide link between alanine and glycine
Kevlar monomer 2 Kevlar
Terylene Nylon-6,6 monomer 1 Lactic acid
Nylon-6,6 Polylactic acid Kevlar monomer 1
Terylene monomer 1 Nylon-6,6 monomer 2 Terylene monomer 2
WWW: EBI: LR done?
Follow up questions...
1. That’s interesting, what makes you say that?
2. That’s true but why do you think that?
3. Can you explain how you worked that out?
4. How does that answer compare to this one? (Compare to another polymer)
5. That’s right but could you say it using more scientific language?
Quiz Quiz Trade6 x questions (with answers) on separate slips of paper
Each student has one slip
Students move around the room and pair up
Student 1 asks their Q and will either receive an answer or give the answer if student 2 is stuck (QUIZ)
Student 2 asks their Q and will either receive an answer or give the answer if student 1 is stuck (QUIZ)
Students TRADE their question slips
Rainbow grouping
Students are put in a colour group to learn new information together and become experts
Student are then put in a number group to share new information with other
Silent debateWriting = Speaking Reading = Listening
http://www.pedagoo.org/2013/02/silent-debating/
Viewers and Listeners
bulmershetoolkit.blogspot.co.uk
Outcome
• High quality chemistry conversations• Improved confidence when discussing
scientific ideas• Collaborative classroom environment