A variation of Think-Pair-Share in which learners pair with a partner to discuss a question. After a set amount of time, pairs merge to form a group of four to discuss the topic further. Finally, learners share with the whole class.
| Individual/Group Activity | Group & Individually |
| Class Size | Small (<25), Medium (25-50), & Large (51-200) |
| Bloom’s Taxonomy Level | Understand |
| Development Initial | Transitional Knowing |
| Minimum Time to Facilitate | 16 – 30 Minutes |
| Minimum Time to Debrief | < 10 Minutes |
| PDFs | Here |
Additional Resources
Zubaidah, A. M., Mr, W., & Mr, T. (2017, January). Metacognition Think Aloud Strategies In Setting Cooperative Think-Pair-Share/Square to Develop Student’s Math Problem Solving Ability. In International Conference on Mathematics and Science Education (pp. 122-127). Atlantis Press: https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/icmsed-16/25869943
Akudo, O., Akudo, K., & Olaoye, A. A. EXPLORING THE EFFECT OF THINK-PAIR-SQUARE-SHARE STRATEGY ON STUDENTS’ATTITUDE TOWARDS CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kennedy-Akudo/publication/351366622_EXPLORING_THE_EFFECT_OF_THINK-PAIR-SQUARE-SHARE_STRATEGY_ON_STUDENTS’_ATTITUDE_TOWARDS_CO-ORDINATE_GEOMETRY/links/6094595d458515d315ffdf17/EXPLORING-THE-EFFECT-OF-THINK-PAIR-SQUARE-SHARE-STRATEGY-ON-STUDENTS-ATTITUDE-TOWARDS-CO-ORDINATE-GEOMETRY.pdf
Rufiana, D., & Mulyadi, M. (2017). USING THINK-PAIR-SQUARE-SHARE STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’SPEAKING ABILITY FOR INDONESIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. JOALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature), 2(1), 83-93: https://ejournal.unib.ac.id/joall/article/view/5872