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Basic framework for a class session:
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students read assigned materials before class
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class opens with questions either from previous class or from reading
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students work in class at workstation on laboratory exercise
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each pair of lab partners is expected to complete any unfinished part of
the lab as homework for the next day
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Room configured to
facitate circulation of instructor through classroom
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Instructor circulates through class
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answer questions
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coach, mentor, guide
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if several groups have similar questions, class breaks for 5-10 minute
mini-lecture
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Covering reading in lecture at start of class undermines reading assignment
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Instructor can cover up to about 20 students in class
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Student lab assistant very helpful if more than 20 students
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Both instructor and assistant circulate and pro-actively work with students
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Assistant answers many questions, BUT
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Assistant calls upon instructor for complex questions or details of course
