Brainstorming 2

EDUP 3033
LEARNING AND THE LEARNERS

PISMP JUNE 2015 S2T1 TESL
TASK 2 (INDIVIDUAL)
Teaching Method :
Brainstorming
Amierah Izzati Aisyah
binti Mohd Nazri
2015272340081
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TASK 2 : INDIVIDUAL WORK

Based on your major subject (TESL);
Present teaching and learning of the current
teaching method which is brainstorming.
Discuss the effectiveness of the applied
teaching methods objectives in Malaysia.
Brainstorming
The Key to
Successful Essay Writing
Adapted from http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/brainstorming.htm
BRAINSTORMING
What is it?
A gathering of ideas from your brain onto paper.
The variety of ideas and the use of your
imagination assist you in producing a lot of
material with which to work.
Why do we need it?

Its the best way to collect your thoughts.
Its helpful for organization.
It ensures only quality ideas are used in the
essay.
TYPES OF BRAINSTORMING
Traditional
Brainstorming
Purpose : to gain as many ideas as

possible for later analysis.
Because of the free-thinking
environment, the session will
help promote radical new
ideas which break free
from normal ways of
thinking.
Advanced brainstorming uses:
new processes and new training to
reduce inhibitions
creative and lateral thinking
techniques
Advanced
Brainstorming
a group of people sit in a room and

shout out ideas as they occur to
them.
Why and when use brainstorming?
We can use brainstorming to solve all kinds of problems

(business, public administration, military, family, personal).
It is important to have a problem that is specific and can be
made into a question.
What do we need?
A specific problem/challenge expressed as a question.
A group of between 5 and 10 people.
We want a mixed group of men and women, experts

and non-experts.
The group can contain the president, managers,

workers, cleaners. Everyone might have ideas
that can help to solve the problem.
HOW TO BRAINSTORM?
The leader or another member introduces the problem.
The problem is expressed as a question (this can be done before the meeting, or as first
step in the meeting)
The problem is explained in a way that all group members understand the problem.
Some facts / details of the problem are provided before we start brainstorming.
A field trip or visit to the place where the problem occurs can help the group members to
see and understand the nature of the problem.
HOW TO BRAINSTORM?
The group meets in a half circle and starts to storm the problem.
Everyone just speaks out his/her ideas. All ideas are welcome, simple ideas, crazy
ideas. We want as many ideas as possible. The more ideas, the better.
No group member, including the leader is allowed to criticize any idea.
Everyone is encouraged, to use other group members ideas to come up with yet
another idea.
All ideas are recorded by a note taker (can be the leader or another person) at a place where
all group members can see the ideas. The easiest way is to record the ideas in form of a list
on a flip chart or white board. We dont note ideas word for word but try to use keywords or
short phrases.
FOUR BASIC RULES
No criticism is allowed during brainstorming. (Evaluation of ideas after the brainstorming)
Quantity is important. The more ideas the better. (Dont worry about speaking out only good
ideas.)
Wildness is good. Crazy ideas are welcome. (Many times the craziest ideas turn out to be
the best ones)
Combining other ideas and taking another persons ideas a step further or using them for yet
another idea is good.
A brainstorming session lasts between 30 minutes and 1 hour. After the meeting, the list of
ideas is copied and distribute to all group members. A good way to copy a whiteboard or flip
chart is to take a picture with a digital camera.
MIND MAP
Mind maps arrange the ideas in form of a circle.

The ideas are branches that radiate from a centre that contains the
problem or challenge.
Ideas that are associations of other ideas can be sub branches that
originate from the main branches.
Mind mapping takes a bit of experience, but is good fun and

makes it easier for people to associate (find ideas based on
other members ideas)
The disadvantage of mind mapping is that we might

run out of space on our whiteboard.
Mind Mapping on a computer can solve this problem and make it easier to
later rearrange ideas.
MIND MAP
Another way to record ideas during the meeting could be in form of a
mind map:
On a whiteboard
On a computer where the mind map is projected to a screen where all group
members can see the mind map:
Different colors can be used.
We dont note ideas word for word but try to use keywords or short phrases.
BRAINSTORMING
ACTIVITY
Problem Description:
When I was a child, our home phone used to be in the hallway. The
phone was connected via a 30 cm fixed line. Every time the phone
rang, or you wanted to make a phone call, you had to go to the
hallway and pick up the phone. In the winter, the hallway was cold
and there was only a hard wooden bench to sit. It was very difficult for
more than one person to sit there, and uncomfortable for elderly
people to always walk to the phone.
We wanted the phone to come to the people.
Problem as a question:How can we make the phone movable?
BRAINSTORMING
ACTIVITY
Why is Brainstorming effective?

It is fun
It encourages creativity and discourages criticism
during the idea finding phase. The evaluation of
ideas is separated from the creation.
Ideas by one group member are used by other
group members to come up with more ideas
(associations). Osborn calls this contagion and
chain reaction. Osborn claims that more
associations are produced than if only one person
brainstorms.
The Effectiveness of
Brainstorming
Students can learn to create more
interesting and HOTS ideas.
They learn to self-explore and interact to
gain more knowledge and experience.
They tend to be more active in classroom

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EDUP 3033

LEARNING AND THE LEARNERS

TASK 2 : INDIVIDUAL WORK

Adapted from http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/brainstorming.htm

Why do we need it?

Purpose : to gain as many ideas as

a group of people sit in a room and

Why and when use brainstorming?

We can use brainstorming to solve all kinds of problems

A specific problem/challenge expressed as a question.

A group of between 5 and 10 people.

We want a mixed group of men and women, experts

The group can contain the president, managers,

FOUR BASIC RULES

No criticism is allowed during brainstorming. (Evaluation of ideas after the brainstorming)

Mind maps arrange the ideas in form of a circle.

Mind mapping takes a bit of experience, but is good fun and

The disadvantage of mind mapping is that we might

Why is Brainstorming effective?

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