PANEL DISCUSSION

Submitted By: Apeksha

M.SC. 1st yr
INTRODUCTION
 A panel discussion is a public exchange of
ideas, giving experts and audience members
the chance to discuss a particular topic. Panel
discussions are often used into politics,
issues affecting communities, and academic
topics.
DEFINITION
 It is a discussion in which few persons carry
on conversation in front of the audience
 At the end of discussion audience also

participates
 The audience put important questions and
the experts answers them and clarify the
points
ORIGIN
 Panel discussion technique was originated by
HERRY IN 1929
PURPOSE
 Purpose of the penal discussion is to
reproduce the features of a small discussion
group for the benefit of a large group
TIME DURATION
 The ideal length for a panel discussion is 45
minutes to one hour..
OBJECTIVES
1. To provide information and new facts
2. To analyze a problem from different angles
3. To identify the values
4. To organize for mental recreation
TYPES IF PANEL DISCUSSIONS
 Public panel discussion
 Educational panel discussion
PUBLIC PANEL DISCUSSION

 These are organized for common men

problems
Objectives
o To provide factual information regarding

current problems
o To determines social values
o To reduces the common men

e.g.-annual budget, educated unemployment

EDUCATIONAL PANEL DISCUSSION

 Used in Educational institutes to provide

factual & conceptual knowledge and
clarification of certain theories &
principles
 Some ties these are organized to find

out the situations of certain problems

Objectives Educational panel discussion

 To provide factual information and

conceptual knowledge
 To give awareness of theories and principles
 To provide solutions of certain problems
TYPES OF MAMBERS IN PANNEL
DISCUSSION
1. 1 Instructor
2. 2 Modulator
3. 3 Panelists
4. 4 Audience
 1 INSTRUCTOR

 Plan how where

panel discussion
will be organize
 prepare schedules

foe panel
 Sometimes

rehearsal is also
planned discussion
2 moderator
 Keep the discussion on the
theme and encourages
interaction among the
members
 Summarizes and highlights

the points
 Should have mastery on the

theme or problem of the

discussion.
3PANELIST
 There are 3-4 panelist in
the discussion
 Members sits in the semi
circle shape in front of the
audiences
 The moderator sits in the
middle of the panelist
 All panelists must have
mastery of the subject
matter
 4 AUDIENCE
 Audience are allowed to put
question and seek
clarification
 The can present their points

of the view and thee

experiences regarding the
theme
 The panelists answers
 In some situations moderator

also tries to answer the

questions
CHARACTERISTICSOF PANEL
DISCUSSION
 Used in university &college level to organize
teaching at reflective level
 Develops the ability of problem solving
 Helps to understand nature, problem or theme

of discussion
 Develops ability of presentation of theme and

giving their point of view logically

 Help in creative thinking
 Develops manners of putting questions and

answering theme
ADVANTAGE OF PANEL DISCUSSION
 Encourages social learning
 Higher cognitive and affective objectives are

achieved
 used to develops ability of problem solving

and logical thinking

 Developed capacity to respect others ideas

and feelings & ability to tolerate

 It provides opportunities of assimilation of

theme and content

TOPICS USED IN PANEL DISCUSSION

 Education as an instrument of social change

 Student teaching in teacher education

program
 Population education
 Scope of educational technology in our

country
 Examination reform
LIMITATIONS OF PANNEL
DISCUSSION
 There are chances to deviate from the theme
of discussion
 Some members may dominate
 There is possibility to splits the group in two

subgroups
 If panelists belong to different groups, it may

not create appropriate learning situation

HOW TO ORGANIZE EFFECTIVE
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
 There should be a rehearsal before actual panel
discussions
 The moderator should be a matured person and
should have the full understanding of theme/
problem & should have full control over the
situation
 The sitting arrangement should be such that every
one should be of equal distance & should observe
each other
 The moderator should encourage constructive
discussion among panelists &audience
ReferenceS
 Corpuz, Brenda B.,salandanan,Gloria
G.2007.p principles of teaching 1.lorimar
publishing, inc. Quezon city, Metro
Manila.p.73-75.
 https://www.wikihow.com/Conduct-a-Panel-

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