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-'''“Talking points”''' are deliberately thought-provoking statements for discussion and reasoning in small groups. Research shows that using these is an effective strategy to promote conceptual learning in a target area because
-* it helps to '''structure the group task yet keeps the discussion open-ended.''' This is because pupils discuss the points but are free to contribute their own understanding /opinion about the point. In other words, the task is well-defined as well as interactive!
+'''''Talking points'''''
-* it helps pupils to discuss different aspects of a concept by '''providing''' '''cues for discussion'''.
-* It '''helps to maintain the focus''' of discussion.
+'''What are they?'''
+Talking points are deliberately thought-provoking statements for discussion and reasoning in small groups.
+'''Why use them?'''
+Research shows that using talking points is an effective strategy to promote conceptual learning in a target area for the following reasons:
+* They '''structure''' the group task yet keeps the discussion open-ended. This is because pupils discuss the points but are free to contribute their own understanding /opinion about the point. In other words, the task is well-defined as well as interactive.
+* They help pupils to discuss different aspects of a concept by providing '''cues for discussion'''.
+* They help to '''maintain the focus''' of discussion.
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