Using small groups in teaching and learning has a long history. Evidence suggests that by applying some defined guidelines, it would be possible to reinforce the effectiveness of the small groups teaching. One of these guidelines is related to ice-breaker activities which would be applied by the facilitators at the start of the session, which are noticeably significant. The aim of the presen...

Pedagogical and didactic efforts are usually based on the premise that learning takes place under favourable conditions.However, these conditions already presuppose what is supposed to take place: learning. This article deals with basic mechanisms oflearning, identifying, so speak, foundation of any pedagogical endeavour. For this, one earliest texts in pedagogy used,Plato’s Allegory Cave. On t...