Discussion participation shifted from teacher-driven exchanges with few contributors to broader student participation and student-to-student argumentation¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · design r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the Day 4 discussion the teacher dominated turns and only a few students contributed. → Teresa Sosa 2015 q2 i? By Day 12 most students present contributed and conflicting claims between two students began student-to-student argumentation. → Teresa Sosa 2015 (2)

Evidence¶

Teresa Sosa 2015¶

Teresa Sosa, Allison H. Hall, and Susan R. Goldman; Carol D. Lee. (2015). Developing Symbolic Interpretation Through Literary Argumentation. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2015.1124040

q2 · i? · design · r2

Quantified participation analysis of the Day 4 discussion introducing symbolism via cultural data sets. The excerpt shows the teacher "driving the conversation with seven turns out of 15 and only three students contributing," with single-word student responses.

"the teacher was driving the conversation with seven turns out of 15 and only three students contributing"

Teresa Sosa 2015 (2)¶

Teresa Sosa, Allison H. Hall, and Susan R. Goldman; Carol D. Lee. (2015). Developing Symbolic Interpretation Through Literary Argumentation. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2015.1124040

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Participation analysis of the Day 12 discussion, where Eve and Cal advanced conflicting interpretations of the four skinny trees. The article reports "eight of the 11 students present made at least one contribution" and that their exchange was "an initial step in the direction of student-to-student argumentation."

"eight of the 11 students present made at least one contribution to the conversation"

Discussion¶

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