rec·i·ta·tion 
(rĕs′ĭ-tāshən)
(rĕs′ĭ-tāshən)n.
1.
a. The act of reciting memorized materials in a public performance.
b. The material so presented.
2.
a. Oral delivery of prepared lessons by a pupil.
b. The class period within which this delivery occurs.
3. 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.