"The Milling IDEA prompts students to respond to a set of questions about a given unit of content for items they know and to poll each other for information about questions that they cannot answer. Helping students to develop the skills to answer when they know and seek answers from others when they need assistance is a valuable approach in lifelong learning. The basis for the IDEA is that students have both individual accountability (the charge to do their best at responding to the questions) and cooperative interaction (the charge to both give and seek assistance). These are two components that can help collaborative learning be successful." — Teaching for Learning, Major CH, Harris MS, Zakrajsek T, 2016 |