Elicit non-trivial dialogue from students. Guide students to reflection and analysis of the experience. Encourage students to share their perceptions and beliefs. Summarize and review similarities and differences.

Discussion

Objective: The student will relate on and off task behaviors to classroom achievement.

Activity: Discussion. Students are asked to analyze the results of the above activity in a class discussion.

Which groups did the best on the quiz? Why do you think this was so?

Did anyone in the group talking to neighbors hear any of the lesson? How much did you hear?

Did anyone who was daydreaming hear the lesson?
. . . the note writing group?
. . . the homework group?

What do you think interferes with learning in each of the different conditions?

How did most students learn best?

What does this say for the best behavior to have during class times?

Assessment: Student understanding of the experience is measured in his/her written response to the following question: WHY is academic success dependent on student behavior during class?