Purpose Statement
Students learn to problem-solve by providing answers to
questions posed by "virtual students" (video taped students on CD-ROM
on computer).
Description of Activity
This is similar to a previous activity I listed for the time
management category ("Student Scenarios").
Three students have a situation, or problem regarding the topic being studied.
For instance, when studying marginal annotation, a student may have difficulty
knowing the correct amount to highlight or underline. The "virtual
student" would pose this problem, and the student would need to find a
solution.
This also serves as a very nice review and effective "test" for the
material.
Materials Needed
An alternative to the CD-ROM method, might be to type the
situations and have students respond on paper, to video tape students and play
the tape in class, or as previously suggested, to make the situations into
"scripts" and have students present the problems to the class.
Application
Another alternative, is to have students list what problems
they are facing with the material and brainstorming possible solutions as a
class.
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