Partners do traditional think pair share, brainstorming as many ideas as they can in a set amount of time and writing their answers down on a piece of paper. Thinkpairshare tps is a collaborative teaching activity first proposed by. As much as possible, use the words provided verbatim. Describing a think pair activity that i used to teach about biotechnology, i discuss question writing, logistics, assessment, and useful applications of think pair share in the science classroom. Best practices for the thinkpairshare activelearning. Instructors pose a question, students first think to themselves prior to being instructed to discuss their response with a person sitting near them pair. In an effort to practice using distributive property, tanya requires students to first attempt the problem independently think before comparing their expression with a partner pair. This includes 32 cards that have to do with emotional intelligence. The application of cooperative learning think pair share tps.
What is thinkpairshare and how to use it in your classroom. Think pair square share this technique is used to get students to use higher level thinking and justify their reasoning. When partners are ready to talk with their teammates, touch the tips of both index fingers and middle fingers together and say share. This strategy is a learning strategy developed by lyman to encourage student classroom participation the think pair share. The international journal of bilingual education and bilingualism. Scaffolding strategies for ells fordham university. The thinkpairshare technique is designed to differentiate instruction by. In general, depending on the complexity of the question, allow the students to think for five or six seconds, and to pair for perhaps ten seconds. Think pair share is a great strategy to get your students talking and collaborating. The think, pair, share strategy is a cooperative learning technique in which students think through questions using three distinct steps, encouraging individual participation. Students who are typically shy may feel more comfortable sharing with the class after sharing with a partner, and students who are outspoken will benefit from first listening to others before sharing their own opinion. In this strategy, students individually consider an issue or problem and then discuss.
Mar 23, 2007 using the think pair share strategy to improve students speaking ability at stain ternate abdurrahman hi. In fact, it is a threestep technique where students think about a. A choice board for students to complete learning experiences. The technique is good for generating class discussion and sharing of opinions and ideas.
Using the space below, respond to the following questions and brainstorm actions you can take to address these issues. This technique requires students to 1 think individually ab. Think, pair, share cooperative learning strategy teachervision. With this technique, students first work on an activity individually and then, after a short interval, in pairs. Openedended questions that require explanations for. Students think privately about the question for a given amount of time, usually one to three minutes. After a suitable amount of time, extend your right index finger and middle finger together and say pair. Think, pair, share strategy instructions t h i n k. Use thinkpairshare in all math strands for any topic.
In this strategy the teacher guides the students in their learning task by asking them thoughtprovoking questions that would assist them to generate their own. Think pair share tps activities in classrooms provide an opportunity for students to revise, practice and reproduce previously learned knowledge. Thinkpairshare can also be used as in information assessment tool. Thinkpairshare tps activities in classrooms provide an opportunity for students to revise, practice and. Finetuning the technique t h e re is no magic amount of think time and pair time. Their are several disadvantages of think, pair and share on a classbyclass and activity by activity basis. This strategy requires students to 1 think individually about a topic or answer to a question. Though most concepts should be arrived at from activitiesexperiments, a rigidly inductive approach is not necessary. Teachers also benefit from this active learning strategy by exploiting new learning materials, saving time by minimizing presentations and using it as a formative assessment tool. Supporting collaborative activities among students and teachers through the use of think pair share techniques. Grade 1 teachers can have students write ideas in their content area notebooks to share and compare. This article explores how a teacher can employ the strategy to both.
Lyman 1981, thinkpairshare allows students to contemplate a posed question or problem silently. Review all of your ideas and circle the one you think is most important. He sees learning as a social activity associated with other human beings like the peers, family members as well as casual acquaintances, including. Identify the potential benefits of think pair share for the learner and the instructor 3. The retreat provided an opportunity for faculty to participate in a guided dialogue via a think. The teacher asks students to think about a specific topic, pair with another student to discuss their own thinking, and then share their ideas with the group. Aug 05, 2009 thinkpairshare is an equity pedagogical best practice because it provides students with a think time, a period to reflect and compose their answer, b behavioral rehearsal time, a period to practice stating their thoughts with a classmate, and c five safe options including sharing the thoughts of a learning partner. Sources of scaffolding four sources of scaffolding. Teachers should use this activity as a formative assessment by listening to the conversations of each pair of students, more than the share stage of this activity. The student may write down thoughts or simply just brainstorm in his or her head. Because of time constraints students did not have journal entries on lab days. In think pair share, the teacher poses a topic or question.
The study recommended to entry think pair share strategy within the teaching strategies used by students during the teaching and the involvement of teachers in training courses on think pair share strategy. Thinkpairshare is a cooperative teaching strategy that includes three components. The think pair share strategy is a strategy designed to provide students to think a given topic by enabling them to formulate individual ideas and share these ideas with another student. State institute for islamic studies iain ternate abstract this research was conducted to improve students english speaking ability by using the think pair share strategy designed in car. Active learning strategies for the classroom center for. Jigsaw, think pair share, numbered heads together, group investigation, two stay two stray, make a match, listening team, insideoutside circle, bamboo dancing, pointcounterpoint, and the power of two suprijanto, 2011. The control group started most classes with a journal entry, answering cognitive questions that were related to the material being taught.
The role of thinkpairshare interactional activity on improving. Thinkpairshare strategy overview think pair share is a cooperative learning strategy that can promote and support higher level thinking. Thinkpairshare tps is a cooperative learning activity that can work in varied size classrooms and in any subject. In this strategy, a problem is posed, students have time to think about it individually, and then they work in pairs to solve the problem and share their ideas with the class. The thinkpairshare activity gives them the opportunity to feel more comfortable sharing their thoughts. Teachers also benefit from this active learning strategy by exploiting new learning. This is an excellent method for promoting critical thinking and articulate communication in the classroom. The thinkpairshare activelearning technique was first described by professor frank lyman 1981.
Pdf improving the student performance using thinkpairshare. A think pair share activity is when learners take a minute to ponder the previous lesson, later to discuss it with one or more of their peers, finally to share it with the class as part of a formal discussion. To vary responses during share time, vary your questions. Seventh grade teacher tanya kaplan asks her students to practice simplifying expressions using a thinkpairshare strategy. Think, pair and share is the activity prompts pupils to reflect on an issue or. When prompted, the student pairs up with a peer and discusses his or her idea s and then listens to the ideas of his or her partner. They encourage critical thinking, research, development of speaking and listening skills and ability to evaluate other peoples opinion. Cooperative learning think pair sharetps model, science process skills. Using the thinkpairshare strategy to improve students.
In addition to fostering social skills, this strategy also improves students speaking and listening skills. Ribhi khaleel ahmad hamdan the ministry of education, the educational district of. The influence of thinkpairshare tps on improving students. Once partners have agreed on a simplified expression, they share with the class by. Reflect on your content and identify specific questions to pose during the think pair share activity. Thinkpairshare thinkpairshare tps is a collaborative learning strategy where students work together to solve a problem or answer a question about an assigned reading.
The use of thinkpairshare unites the cognitive and social aspects of learning, promoting the development of thinking and the construction of knowledge. Ijcsi international journal of computer science issues, 75, 1829. Eric ej1165836 formative value of an active learning. Consider adding a journal writing activity as a productive followup to a thinkpairsha. Next, each pair has an opportunity to share their answers with the. After the allotted time, each pair then finds another pair to share answers with. Socratic questioning the instructor replaces lecture by peppering students with questions, always asking the next question in a way that guides the conversation toward a.
I summarize some of the best practices to use and some pitfalls to avoid when designing a think pair share activity for the classroom. Theoretical background think pair share is a cooperative learning technique that was first proposed by lyman 1981. A typical technique to foster collaborative learning, pair and share can take various forms in classrooms. Think pair share effect of understanding the concept and. How to use the thinkpairshare activity in your classroom. Remember that your role is a facilitator, not the expert. The instructor times each activity and signals to the class to move to the next activity. International journal of science and research ijsr. It is during this formal discussion that the instructor should clarify misconceptions. This video provides a succinct explanation for students about how to participate in think pair share activities. Thinkpairshare classroom strategies reading rockets. The most commonly practiced and studied is thinkpairshare, developed by frank lyman of the university of maryland lyman, 1981, where students take approximately a minute to think through a response to a question think proposed by the instructoroften one demanding. One of you will share this idea with the whole group. Oct 28, 2016 this is a think pair share writing prompt activity for preteens or teenagers.
When pairs brainstorm together, each student learns from their partner. In the study described in this paper, i will be incorporating thinkpairshare into my teaching in order to. The effects of using thinkpairshare during guided reading. Apply the think pair share activity in a teaching encounter think pair share consists of three phases. Remember this is an introduction to concepts and terms, not a deep dive. Walqui, aida, the international journal of bilingual education and bilingualism. One of those models that has been implemented by many teachers in the entire world is think pair share model. Students are working in pairs, asked to think about a questions for a specific amount of time, then asked to share their answers with each other. Thinkpairshare technique is one of the cooperative learning strategies that. Afterward, a few pairs are asked to share their response with the class as a whole and discussion ensues. Thinkpairshare encourages student participation in discussing and promotes forming and critiquing arguments both in small and large groups.
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