Meta-level (meta-strategic and epistemic) talk in the two conditions followed a comparable pattern until reflective activities were introduced, after which the patterns differed¶

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q2 i? Usage of meta-level discourse was comparable across conditions in dialog sessions 1–4 and differed from the point reflective activities were introduced in the experimental condition. → Iordanou 2022

Evidence¶

Iordanou 2022¶

Iordanou, K. (2022). Supporting strategic and meta-strategic development of argument skill: the role of reflection. Metacognition and Learning, 17, 399–425. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-021-09289-1

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Microgenetic analysis of metatalk in the electronic dialogs, with utterances categorized as meta-strategic (e.g., monitoring the discourse) or epistemic (e.g., judging evidence quality). Figures 2 and 3 show per-session usage; the article reports the patterns were comparable in sessions 1–4 and diverged after "Dialog Session 4".

"Reflective activities were introduced in the experimental condition only (A&R) in Dialog Session 4, and from this point the two groups' pattern of usage of meta-level talk differed"

Discussion¶

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