Interactionist DA mediation in SCMC reveals learners' microgenetic movement through internalization levels within the ZPD¶

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q2 i? In illustrative episodes across DA and transcendence sessions, each of the two learners moved toward higher levels of internalization of assistance and responded to less explicit mediation, though the article also reports backsliding and regression and says the target structure was not fully internalized. → Ebadi 2016

Evidence¶

Ebadi 2016¶

Ebadi, S. (2016). Exploring DIALANG's Diagnostic Feedback in Online L2 Dynamic Assessment. Teaching English with Technology, 16(1), 41-58. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1135925

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Microgenetic analysis of language-related episodes from 60-minute SCMC-based interactionist DA and TR sessions. In TR2, Dena "moved up in her ZPD to level 3 of internalization of assistance", correcting a modal error with less explicit help than in DA1; later episodes suggested possible movement to level 4.

"The learner clearly moved up in her ZPD to level 3 of internalization of assistance in which he was able to notice and correct the error, but only with assistance from the mediator."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Dynamic assessment reflects young children's learning potential more accurately than static tests, especially with minority and learning disabled children — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Learners placed at the same CEFR level by DIALANG differ in their ZPDs, which DIALANG's non-dynamic feedback does not capture — related
• Learners at the same proficiency level differ in responsiveness to mediation, with Sarah needing less explicit help than Dena — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Static individual assessment misses developing functions; ZPD-based assessment reveals potential competencies — a broader claim this one bears on
• A collective unit of subjects emerges when two utterances form a dialogical pair in SCMD — related
• The mediational strategy is reported as more effective than other intervention approaches such as the graduated prompt — related