Tutorial discussion
Suggested uses in recitations:
- When difficult conceptual or qualitative material needs to be discussed, and the students each seem to have different questions about it. TA facilitates the discussion.
Strengths:
- Maximal involvement of individual students.
- Favored in educational circles.
Shortcomings:
- Depends for success on well-prepared students.
- Not generally well suited to the physical sciences or mathematics.