Classroom group discussion and teaching effectiveness of empirical studies.doc

Classroom group discussion and teaching effectiveness of empirical studies [Abstract] classroom group discussion teaching model in higher education is widely used abroad, our colleges and universities have also tried this new teaching model, however, this mode of teaching effectiveness of teaching has always been controversial. This experiment was designed using empirical methods, classroom group discussion were tested on the memory of knowledge and understanding of knowledge, teaching effectiveness, while the other factors that may affect the teaching effect was measured, and the results were analyzed with basic conclusion: As the East and West, traditional education model is different from the classroom to enhance students understanding of group discussion on the mastery of knowledge there is no significant effect. [Keywords:] classroom panel discussions; teaching effectiveness; higher education; educational model Abstract: Group discussion as a teaching method has been practised in higher education aboard for a number of years. This new method is being tried in China’s higher education now. However, the teaching effect of the new method is arguable. This paper designs a teaching experiment to test the impact of the group discussion on teaching effect. It tests the impact of the group discussion on two kinds of knowledge: memorized knowledge and understanding knowledge. It concludes that group discussion has no significant effect on students’ understanding of knowledge. Keywords:: group discussion; teaching effect; higher education; teaching model 1 Introduction Classroom group discussion as an important teaching tool in higher education in the West have been widely used. In higher education, the teacher’s major task is to provide a learning environment, in which students make comprehensive use of their own ability to analyze a variety of problems and problem-solving skills [1]. Many foreign scholars, panel discussions, the teaching methods f