A teaching assistant's arrival shifts group behavior to the red cluster, corresponding to framing the activity as listening to the TA¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r3 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? When the TA arrived at the table, group A's behavior shifted to the red cluster (eye contact with the TA, still bodies, minimal speech), and their minimal speech consisted of acknowledgments of the TA's remarks, indicating framing of the activity as listening to the TA. → Rachel E. Scherr and David Hammer 2007

Evidence¶

Rachel E. Scherr and David Hammer 2007¶

Rachel E. Scherr and David Hammer. (2007). Student Behavior and Epistemological Framing: Examples from Collaborative Active-Learning Activities in Physics. Submitted to Cognition and Instruction. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Student+Behavior+and+Epistemological+Framing

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Qualitative analysis of the TA-arrival segment in group A's second episode. Students stopped talking, oriented to the TA, and their minimal speech "appears to be entirely aimed at acknowledging the TA's speech," supporting the listening-to-the-TA framing interpretation.

"Both behavior and speech indicate that they are framing the activity as listening to the TA."

Discussion¶

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