Peirce

Within the first few sentences I did not like how he mentions that students that pass the quiz only could enter a group discussion. I understand it is online but what if some students actually gain a better understanding of the material if they were a part of a discussion more so than they would by just reading the material on their own. I understand that it would be after the fact but either way, why not allow them a different style opportunity for learning. It seems like a negative reaction from a teacher. I do like having small groups with different questions for discussion though. My professor does that now and it works because then we all share to the class and each group gains new information and nothing is being repeated throughout the class discussion.

"Students who experience a gap in their knowledge will seek to fill it."

I really like that but I think it works half the time. A student might half ass their research just to make sure it kind of sounds like what they are saying but I would still do this in a class nonetheless. Challenging their beliefs as the article explains is a great way to accomplish this because they will spend time searching why people have opposing views, etc.