Class discussion and class participation: Determination of their relationship
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
Class discussion as an instructional strategy is placed at the heart of the classroom learning experiences to elicit active student participation. Convenience sampling of 105 undergraduates, majority of which are English as a Second Language (ESL) learners at Wenzhou Kean University (WKU) in China, participated in this descriptive correlational online survey. Findings showed a strong and positive relationship between class discussion and class participation. When there is enough time given for a group of three to five students to discuss general and creative topics on discussion questions given by instructors, the students are more confident to actively participate in class.
Publication Title
Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice
First Page Number
31
Last Page Number
38
DOI
10.33423/jhetp.v20i11.3761
Recommended Citation
Echiverri, Leah Li; Haoyu, Shang; and Keer, Xu, "Class discussion and class participation: Determination of their relationship" (2020). Kean Publications. 1261.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/keanpublications/1261