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Study group session template

Students meet to learn a topic together: each brings questions, someone explains, everyone practises, and they leave knowing what to study before next time.

60 minutesFor Three to six students taking the same courseAgenda room
Change the agenda first

The agenda, with a time for each part

  1. What we are covering5 min
    • Which topic or chapter today?
  2. Questions everyone brought15 min
    • What did you not understand?
  3. Teach it to each other20 min
    • Can you explain this in your own words?
  4. Practice problems15 min
    • Can we each solve one without notes?
  5. Next time5 min
    • What does everyone prepare?

How the notes read afterwards

A made-up example, so you can see the shape. In a real call each line carries the words that were said and who said them.

Topic. Chapter 6, supply and demand.

Questions. Why does the curve shift instead of moving along?

Taught. Leo explained elasticity with concert tickets.

Next. Each person writes two exam-style questions on chapter 7.

Running it well

Ways to change it

OnlineShort video call with a shared document for questions.
Before an examA full past paper under timed conditions, then go through it together.
Mixed levelsPair someone who finds the topic easy with someone who does not; the stronger student learns by explaining, the other by asking.

When to skip it. If nobody has prepared — reschedule rather than meet and chat.

Questions

How do you run a good study group?

Keep it small, agree the topic in advance, have everyone bring questions, take turns explaining, and practise problems.

How many people should be in a study group?

Usually three to six, so everyone takes part.

Do study groups help you learn?

They can, especially when members explain ideas to each other and test themselves, rather than just reading together.

What happens in the room

Everybody joins from the link, with no account. The agenda sits beside the call and each item fills in with what was said about it, under the name of the person who said it.

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