Best Summary

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Source

Thiagarajan, S. (2015, April 3). Best summary. The Thiagi group: Improving performance playfully. http://www.thiagi.com/archived-games/2015/3/1/best-summary

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  1. User griosroj's profile picture griosroj 3:01 pm 03 December 2023

    This activity can be complemented or varied in two ways.

    One person (it can be the instructor) gives the same presentation but lasts 5 minutes, following the first part of the prompt. The difference lies in the number of students present. Half of the group will be outside the classroom. The other half that is listening to the instructor, should present the same information to the group of students outside. The second group of students should then present the main ideas to the instructor again. The instructor will assess whether the ideas correspond to what was initially said. You can evaluate not only listening but also speaking. It is useful especially if you are teaching a language class. As a second step, the group that was inside the classroom should go outside, and the same process is repeated.

    Another change or addition that could be made is that, in addition to each student summarizing the presentation, they must include a question related to the topic that was presented. This is another way to test whether the student not only listened attentively but also understood what was being presented.