Academically Productive Talk (APT) framework of facilitation moves for eliciting transactive discussion

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Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

Academically Productive Talk is a classroom discussion facilitation approach comprising core moves (Revoicing, Press for Reasoning, Challenge, Restate, Add More, Agree/Disagree, Explain Other) that teachers and agents employ to encourage discussions in which students make reasoning public and interact with it transactively. The article maps each move onto three transact dimensions (self/other-oriented, representational/transformational, consensus/conflict-oriented) and proposes these moves as content-independent building blocks for dynamic collaborative learning support. The framework posits a logical ordering of move demand, from self-oriented representational moves to other-oriented transformational conflict-oriented ones.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Students must receive instruction on APT moves prior to online interaction so agent moves can model and facilitate the discussion style

Constraints

• The preconditions for successful use of specific APT moves and which learners benefit most from which moves remain unexplored in prior classroom literature

Target Learners

• high school students
• undergraduate students

Learning Goals

• articulate and monitor own reasoning
• evaluate and challenge peers' reasoning
• build deep understanding of causal mechanisms

Claims

• Revoicing Agent Significant Learning Gains 9Th Grade [+M]
• Apt Strategy Effectiveness Context Specific [~M]

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Key Sources

• Adamson, D., Dyke, G., Jang, H., & Rosé, C. P. (2014). Towards an Agile Approach to Adapting Dynamic Collaboration Support to Student Needs. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-013-0012-6

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Field	Value
type	design
id	apt-facilitation-moves-framework
title	Academically Productive Talk (APT) framework of facilitation moves for eliciting transactive discussion
description	Academically Productive Talk is a classroom discussion facilitation approach comprising core moves (Revoicing, Press for Reasoning, Challenge, Restate, Add More, Agree/Disagree, Explain Other) that teachers and agents...
status	review
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sources	1 — adamson-2014

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