Teachers of AI/AN students use collaborative response formats such as white boards and choral response rather than direct individual questioning, as culturally appropriate alternatives¶

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q2 i? In a recent study, Southwest and Alaska teachers reported using slates or white boards and choral response to gain group participation while avoiding direct questioning of individuals. → Nelson-Barber 2015

Evidence¶

Nelson-Barber 2015¶

Nelson-Barber, S., & Trumbull, E. (2015). The Common Core Initiative, Education Outcomes, and American Indian/Alaska Native Students: Observations and Recommendations [a report from the Center on Standards & Assessment Implementation (CSAI) at WestEd]. San Francisco: WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED570362

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The report describes a recent study (Trumbull et al., 2015) in which "teachers from the Southwest and Alaska were asked about their questioning strategies"; several reported white boards and choral response for group participation while avoiding direct individual questioning. No effect size is printed.

"In a recent study, teachers from the Southwest and Alaska were asked about their questioning strategies. Several mentioned using slates or white boards and choral response (students speaking at once) when they wanted to get group participation but avoiding direct questioning of individual students in front of others"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• American Indian and Alaska Native students often do not willingly participate in the question-answer activity that constitutes most classroom discussions, because direct questioning in front of peers contradicts community norms — related