TY - JOUR T1 - Suitable Starting of a Small Teaching Group TT - شروع مناسب در یک گروه کوچک آموزشی JF - RUMS_JOURNAL JO - RUMS_JOURNAL VL - 18 IS - 12 UR - http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-5094-en.html Y1 - 2020 SP - 1309 EP - 1315 KW - Small groups KW - Teaching KW - Learning KW - Ice-breaker activities N2 - 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 present article is to introduce some of these activities and their general rules for application. Key words: Small groups, Teaching, Learning, Ice-breaker activities How to cite this article: Rezaeian M. Suitable Starting of a Small Teaching Group. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2020; 18 (12): 1309-15. [Farsi] M3 ER -