Productive discourse practices correlate with improved performance on standardized tests of reasoning¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r? · q1
Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-16 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q1 i? Productive discourse practices correlate with improved performance on standardized tests of reasoning, per research the primer cites. → reasoning-tests-1

Evidence¶

reasoning-tests-1¶

Schank, P., Jenks, L., Barth, C., Crawford, C., Powers, K., & Fusco, J. (2025, May). Classroom Discourse. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/250

q1 · i? · review · r?

The primer's What Does the Research Say section reports, citing Tao & Chen (2024), that "Productive discourse practices correlate with improved performance on standardized tests of reasoning." The primer prints no effect size or test statistic for this association.

"Productive discourse practices correlate with improved performance on standardized tests of reasoning ( Tao & Chen, 2024)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Communication Skills — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Preliminary explicit instruction in scientific reasoning patterns (e.g., IAT statement construction) produced much larger LCTSR gains (g = 0.68) than courses without such intervention (g = 0.11) — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
Discussion promotes more active thinking than lecture, though lecture is no worse for transmitting information — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
Shifting away from traditional IRE recitation toward student participation in discussion improves student learning — a broader claim this one bears on
Some classroom discussion approaches improve text comprehension, but gains are not uniform across approaches and more student talk alone does not produce them — related
Peer Discussion Improves Conceptual Understanding — related
The IRE classroom discourse structure constrains students' everyday mathematical register, conjectures, and participation of lower socioeconomic groups — related
Overreliance on dominant outcomes constrains learning and mathematical identity of students of color — related

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