Groups of learners receive a problem, try to solve it, and then pass the solution to a nearby group. Without looking at the previous group’s solution, the next group works to solve the problem. After as many passes as seem useful, groups analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the responses to the problem they received in the final pass, and report the best solution to the class.
Individual/Group Activity
Group
Class Size
Small (<25), Medium (25-50), & Large (51-200)
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level
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Development Initial
Independent Knowing
Minimum Time to Facilitate
> 45 Minutes
MinimumTimeto Debrief
< 15 Minutes
PDFs
Here
Discipline-Specific Examples
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Please contact us at activelearning@uga.edu with an example to include!
Co-Curricular (experiences outside of the formal classroom but contribute to student learning) Please contact us at activelearning@uga.edu with an example to include!
Universal Design of Learning Adaptations
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Online Adaptations
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Additional Resources
Amilia, I. K., & Sisbiyanto, A. (2016, May). The effectiveness of send a problem technique for teaching writing an analytical exposition text (A quasi-experimental study of the eleventh grade students of SMA N 8 Semarang in the academic year 2015/2016). In ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching (Vol. 5, No. 2): https://journal.unnes.ac.id/sju/elt/article/view/11226
Rosbaida, R. (2018). The Effect Of Send A-Problem Technique Toward Students’ Writing Ability On Descriptive Text Of The Second Year At SMAN 1 Inuman (Doctoral dissertation, Universitas Islam Riau): http://repository.uir.ac.id/id/eprint/4371
Marpaung, I. M., Simanullang, M., & Rajagukguk, H. (2023). THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING GUIDING QUESTIONS TOWARDS THE STUDENTS’ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE EIGHT GRADE SMP NEGERI 2 MUARA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022. English Kinds Journals, 2(2), 15-20: http://englishkinds.usxiitapanuli.ac.id/index.php/ekj/article/view/48