Discussion vs. Recitation — What's the Difference?

The action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas

A recitation in a general sense is the act of reciting from memory, or a formal reading of verse or other writing before an audience.

Consideration of a subject by a group; an earnest conversation.

The act of reciting memorized materials in a public performance.

A formal discourse on a topic; an exposition.

The material so presented.

Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

Oral delivery of prepared lessons by a pupil.

Text giving further detail on a subject.

The class period within which this delivery occurs.

The dispersion of a tumour.

A regularly scheduled instructional session, often led by a student teacher or teaching assistant, in which a small group of students discuss material taught to a larger group in a lecture.

The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.

The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.

The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.

The material recited.

An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic;

A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.

An exchange of views on some topic;

(music) A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung.

The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.

The delivery before an audience of something committed to memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also, that which is so delivered.

The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.

Written matter that is recited from memory

A public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance;

A regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study

Systematic training by multiple repetitions;