Communication in a classroom is essential. It is crucial that a student can have a conversation and discuss ideas with their peers and teachers. This helps improve a learner’s success.

Pictured above: two students receiving help on their assignments from teachers.

Why Is This Important?

• Opens the door for students to get the chance to exchange and debate solutions, viewpoints, and ideas.
• From their peers, students can learn new perspectives and insights.
• Peers can assist, direct, and counsel one another.
• Peer collaboration can help students learn a variety of abilities, including cooperation, leadership, and working with others.
• In the classroom, working with peers can foster healthy relationships, particularly those outside their established social circles.

Difficulties

• Students can become distracted by their peers.
• Students can be confused further in some instances.
• This can lead to conflict among peers.

All students have the same goal (success) but might take different steps to get there. The teacher could assign more work for a group activity, knowing that multiple other people are willing to work. Still, the standard that the educator holds their students to for an individual exercise might be lower.

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