Instructional Conversation (IC) pedagogy combined with Joint Productive Activities (JPAs)¶

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

Description¶

The Instructional Conversation pedagogy centers on educational discussion in which "the teacher adjusts their side of a conversation toward what they believe a student is trying to say about a topic," with teacher and student working together through conversation to form an authentic idea or conclusion. Combined with Joint Productive Activities (JPAs), students complete a content-related task through collaboration and conversation, creating a tangible product such as a t-chart. What distinguishes IC-JPAs from other classroom collaboration is the emphasis on students creating their own conversational goals, leading the conversations, and working together toward the product. The framework aims to build learning through educational conversations and relationships rather than pencil-and-paper work, and to bridge social-emotional learning and academic content in one cohesive activity.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

ICs are not successful if they are not implemented correctly by an educator with a positive attitude towards ELL students
Students must determine their individual conversational goals for the activity before beginning

Constraints¶

The teacher is not an active participant in students' conversations; students take responsibility for asking one another questions and discussing the topic

Target Learners¶

elementary-aged English Language Learners
first-grade students

Learning Goals¶

academic content learning
academic language usage
collaborative conversational skills
social-emotional learning

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Hendy, Elizabeth and Cuevas, Joshua Dr. (2020). The Effects on Instructional Conversations on English Language Learners. Georgia Educational Researcher: Vol. 17 : Iss. 2 , Article 5. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gerjournal/vol17/iss2/5

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`title`	`Instructional Conversation (IC) pedagogy combined with Joint Productive Activities (JPAs)`
`description`	`The Instructional Conversation pedagogy centers on educational discussion in which "the teacher adjusts their side of a conversation toward what they believe a student is trying to say about a topic," with teacher and...`
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