The Group Mapping Activity for Instruction in Reading and Thinking.

Abstract

To develop students' reading and thinking skills, the Group Mapping Activity (Davidson, 1978; Davidson and Bayliss, 1979) is an instructional strategy that provides dynamic interaction through discussion. After reading, students produce a map or diagram of relationships or ideas, a graphic representation of their interpretations of information in the text or their personal responses to the text based on their knowledge of the world.