Which strategy involves four consecutive paired discussions with four prompts and color prompts, requiring students to find partners with different colors and exchange colors?

Which strategy involves four consecutive paired discussions with four prompts and color prompts, requiring students to find partners with different colors and exchange colors?

• A. Written Debate
• B. Jigsaw
• C. Starburst
• D. Dynamic Discussion

Answer: (C)

This item examines a structured cooperative discussion approach that uses color-coded prompts to mix partners across multiple rounds of talk. In Starburst, students carry color prompts and move around the room to pair with someone who has a different color. They discuss the current prompt, then swap colors to connect with a new partner for the next prompt. The description—four consecutive paired discussions, four prompts, color prompts, finding partners with different colors, and exchanging colors—fits this method exactly. It ensures four rounds of discussion with new partners, keeping students actively talking and exposed to varied perspectives, which supports language development and equitable participation. Other strategies don’t align with this specific setup. Jigsaw focuses on creating expert groups and teaching each other, rather than rotating through color-coded prompts with multiple rounds. A Written Debate centers on argumentation through writing rather than spoken paired discussions with color-coded prompts. Dynamic Discussion emphasizes ongoing dialogue with flexible roles, not the fixed color-match rotations of Starburst.

This item examines a structured cooperative discussion approach that uses color-coded prompts to mix partners across multiple rounds of talk. In Starburst, students carry color prompts and move around the room to pair with someone who has a different color. They discuss the current prompt, then swap colors to connect with a new partner for the next prompt. The description—four consecutive paired discussions, four prompts, color prompts, finding partners with different colors, and exchanging colors—fits this method exactly. It ensures four rounds of discussion with new partners, keeping students actively talking and exposed to varied perspectives, which supports language development and equitable participation.

Other strategies don’t align with this specific setup. Jigsaw focuses on creating expert groups and teaching each other, rather than rotating through color-coded prompts with multiple rounds. A Written Debate centers on argumentation through writing rather than spoken paired discussions with color-coded prompts. Dynamic Discussion emphasizes ongoing dialogue with flexible roles, not the fixed color-match rotations of Starburst.