Three-Step Interviews involves students taking turns to interview each other in pairs, then summarising their partners’ answers to another pair of students, followed by a group discussion.
Instructions
- Divide the class into pairs.
- Provide questions related to the topic or lesson.
- Step 1: Instruct each pair to ask each other the questions you’ve provided. Encourage active listening and thoughtful responses.
- Step 2: Have each pair join another pair (a two-person group becomes a four-person group). Each student should introduce their original partner to the rest of the group and briefly summarise their partner’s answers.
- Step 3: Facilitate a whole-class discussion about what was covered in each of the groups. This can involve further exploration or insight sharing. Guide the conversation to ensure it aligns with the learning objectives.
Resources
Guiding questions
Variations
- Skip the class discussion: Divide the class into groups of four. Within each group, the students divide into pairs, take turns interviewing each other, then report back to their group on their partner’s answers.
- Make it student-driven: Instead of providing questions, ask students to create their own guiding questions based on the theme provided for the three-step interview.
- Buzz groups: Students are placed in small groups to discuss a question. Each group may discuss the same question or be given a unique question. Each buzz group then shares the key points from their discussion with the whole class.