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Evaluating and practising discussion skills

I can use a success criteria to have an effective discussion and use it to provide specific feedback.

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Year 7

Evaluating and practising discussion skills

I can use a success criteria to have an effective discussion and use it to provide specific feedback.

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Key learning points

  1. A specific success criteria enables you to evaluate how effective a discussion is.
  2. When giving feedback, it is important to be specific and refer to the success criteria.
  3. Taking a few moments to mind map the discussion question or topic can help you to make relevant and developed comments.

Keywords

  • Evaluate - to examine something closely and make a judgement about its effectiveness

  • Criteria - the rules or guidelines used to judge or decide something

  • Specific - clearly defined, precise or exact

  • Relevant - closely connected or directly related to what is being discussed

Common misconception

Evaluating is about simply identifying whether something is good or bad.

The best evaluation will involve looking closely at something, thinking about its strengths and weaknesses, and explaining why it works well or not. It’s about making a thoughtful judgement based on evidence, not just a simple 'good' or 'bad' label.

You can adapt the discussion topics in Task B to suit the interests or curriuclum focus of your pupils.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these are key spoken language skills needed for a productive discussion?
Correct answer: brain thinking
Correct answer: ears listening
Correct answer: eyes looking
talking over others
Correct answer: speaking clearly
Q2.
Which of these describe good ways to demonstrate active listening?
Correct answer: tracking the speaker
slouching in your chair
Correct answer: maintaining an upright posture
Correct answer: keeping your lips closed
interrupting the speaker
Q3.
Which of these words is an antonym for the word 'respectful'?
polite
Correct answer: discourteous
considerate
courteous
Q4.
Which word means 'to examine something closely and make a judgement about its effectiveness'?
Correct answer: to evaluate
to describe
to analyse
to summarise
Q5.
Match the type of evidence that can be used to develop discussions to the correct description.
Correct Answer:textual,information or quotes from a text used to support a claim or argument

information or quotes from a text used to support a claim or argument

Correct Answer:anecdotal,based on personal stories or experiences rather than on facts

based on personal stories or experiences rather than on facts

Correct Answer:intelligent speculation,based on guesses or ideas rather than solid evidence or facts

based on guesses or ideas rather than solid evidence or facts

Q6.
Which definition best describes the word 'tentative'?
confident and final
strong and assertive
fully planned and definite
Correct answer: uncertain and subject to change

6 Questions

Q1.
What should you consider doing before starting a discussion?
Correct answer: mind-mapping your ideas
researching everything about the topic
writing a long essay
Q2.
Which of the following is not a key skill needed for effective discussions?
using evidence to support ideas
Correct answer: speaking loudly at all times
taking turns
active listening
Q3.
Which definition best describes the word 'evaluate'?
to guess something
Correct answer: to examine closely and make a judgement about effectiveness
to ignore details
to summarise quickly
Q4.
What is the purpose of using positive body language during discussions?
to avoid speaking
to make yourself seem more important
to distract others
Correct answer: to show engagement and create a supportive environment
Q5.
What does WWW stand for when self-assessing a discussion?
what will work
what went wrong
Correct answer: what went well
where we will
Q6.
Which word beginning with 's' can be described as meaning 'clearly defined, precise or exact'?
Correct Answer: specific