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and questions for groups. The best group feasibility would have to be evaluated by the
problems involve students in higher-level teacher.
thinking, asking them to apply, analyse,
synthesize, and evaluate. The students are ACTION TEACHING METHOD
then given clear tasks and directions. It helps This method can be used to investigate and
to keep groups focused by keeping the inquire about issues affecting society and
description of a group task short if the task is suggest remedial measures to solve them.
given verbally. Many groups get off the task This quantitative research method is often
when they are unclear as to what they are used to inquire about the efficacy of the
supposed to be doing. This wastes valuable implementation of a statute and then measure
time as they struggle to figure out the group its impact on society. Law and society are
task. Also, the group tends to be more not divisible in water-tight compartments.
focused if they have to work quickly to solve Law as an instrument of social control
a problem. They should be assigned less time constitutes an important variable in any
initially and then time can be added if the social investigation. They can be used in
students are focused and more time would socio-legal research to study what is legal
help them to attain the learning goals. about the legal process, legal institution, and

Monitoring of this collaborative method may legal behaviour.
take several efforts in the direction of This method primarily consists of classroom
continuous improvements and subjective activities, field experiences, student
observations of the teacher. Designing role- assignments, and web-based resources.
play exercises for every group of students in Monitoring of this method would consist of
a batch while examining the interest and examining shifts in students‟ psychology of
inquisitiveness of students would constitute how to think and not what to think. The
the prime factor involved. At a later stage, teacher adopting action teaching can gather
the regular discussions and outcomes clues from students‟ experiences of field
developed by the group together with their visits and the application of web resources.

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