Small group teaching method: An explorative study Prof. Dhull Indira1, Ms. Gagan2 1Former Head & Dean, Faculty of Education, M.D.U., Rohtak, Haryana (India) 2Senior Research Fellow, Department of Education, M.D.U. Rohtak, Haryana (India) gagantanwar086@gmail.com Online published on 7 October, 2019. Abstract The teaching practice in 21st century requires multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to meet the changing demands of teaching which are more associated with student centred teaching. Now, there is a wide range of teaching methods in which co-operative activity and joint participation features are strongly found but small group teaching is one of best methods. This method differs from the traditional passive as well as expository methods which are totally dependent on the efforts of the teacher. In small group teaching, students can achieve skills from the collective contribution of the teacher and class mates. This paper is to compare characteristic of small group teaching and traditional teaching. Suppleness, interaction, reflexivity and appointment are the four major resources of small group teaching. This paper explores the new strategies of teaching and learning which can be referred to as ‘discovery learning ’, Indirect instruction ’or ‘student-centred methods ’where students learn in an integrated small groups. The skills and constraints of small group teaching has also been discussed also. Top Keywords Small group teaching, Traditional teaching, etc. Top |