Discussion Section (Noun)
Meaning
A small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The graduate student led the discussion section to further elaborate on the complex concepts presented in the lecture.
- Due to the limited class size, the professor personally oversaw each discussion section for her advanced psychology course.
- Every week, the teaching assistant held separate discussion sections for the hundreds of students enrolled in the massive introductory economics course.
- Before enrolling in the lecture course, students had to register for a discussion section that fit their schedule.
- A major perk of being a teaching assistant was leading the discussion section, where you got to see students develop their critical thinking skills.