Students then share their pair response with the other pair in their group and refine a response for the group. The group shares its response with the whole class. The class critiques, analyzes, and discusses the group responses. I have used this technique in helping students analyze cases and for analyzing hypotheticals. I find that the caliber of the discussion is enhanced by this technique, and all students have an opportunity to learn by both reflection and verbalization.
Students interview one another in pairs, alternating roles.
They then share in their four-member learning team the information or insights gleaned from the paired interviews. While I have used this as a team-builder, I have also used it to allow students to share ideas, hypotheses, or reactions to the assigned materials. Numbered heads together. I pose a question that involves some higher-order thinking skills. The students discuss the question, making certain that everyone knows the answer or the arguments.