Discussion-Based Learning

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

Discussion-based learning is the element in which talk, interpretation, and response are central vehicles for learning.

Affordances

• Peer Discussion
• Collaborative Learning

Claims

• Dialogic learning produces a more positive effect on value-loaded critical-thinking competences than non-dialogic learning in pre-vocational secondary Biology [+M] — attached 2026-10-23 from Frijters et al. (2008), which proposed "Paired Dialogic and Non-Dialogic lesson series for value-loaded critical thinking in Biology"; tests this page's relationship.
• Gains in critical-thinking competences from dialogic lessons did not come at the expense of Biology subject-matter knowledge [+M] — attached 2026-10-23 from Frijters et al. (2008), which proposed "Paired Dialogic and Non-Dialogic lesson series for value-loaded critical thinking in Biology"; tests this page's relationship.

Related Elements

• Peer Discussion
• Structured Discussion

Key Sources

• Mercer, N., & Howe, C. (2012). Explaining the dialogic processes of teaching and learning: The value and potential of sociocultural theory Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 1(1), 12-21. doi:10.1016/j.lcsi.2012.03.001

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