Background
A considerable part of medical education and training takes place in small groups, with group sizes up to twenty people.
Objectives
With which didactic models and methods can small-group teaching be structured mad performed more effectively?
Results
ARIVA is suggested as a basic teaching structure for small groups: after orienting students (including contact and motivation) and reactivating their prior knowledge, information blocks no longer than 20 min are at the forefront, which are boosted by subsequent blocks of interactive work (votes, questions, buzz groups, , sandwich technique, Peyton’s approach). Multiple information and interaction blocks can follow in series. A teaching unit is completed by a summary (or variations), an outlook, and feedback for quality assurance.