Self-talk as the mediating internal verbalization of teacher feedback

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Description

Self-talk is the internal verbalization by which students perceive, interpret, and integrate teacher statements and feedback, serving as the mediating step between external feedback and academic self-concept. In this study it was measured with Burnett's Self-Talk Inventory, which assessed positive self-talk and negative self-talk. The SEM showed "positive self-talk mediated between perceived teacher praise and reading self-concept", and negative self-talk predicted math self-concept but was unrelated to teacher statements.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Measurement requires a self-report self-talk instrument such as the Self-Talk Inventory used in this study.

Constraints

Target Learners

• elementary school students in grades 3-7

Target Learning Goals

• academic self-concept formation

Affordances

• Internal Mediation Model Teacher Statements

Claims

Related Elements

• Significant Others Statements Inventory (SOSI)

Examples

• Self-Instruction
• Positive Self Talk Modeling
• Reframing Self Talk
• Positive Self Talk Instruction
• Self Talk
• Identify Self-Talk

Key Sources

• Burnett, P. C. (1999). The Impact of Teachers' Praise on Students' Self-Talk and Self-Concepts. Paper presented at AERA, Montreal. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED431768

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title	Self-talk as the mediating internal verbalization of teacher feedback
description	Self-talk is the internal verbalization by which students perceive, interpret, and integrate teacher statements and feedback, serving as the mediating step between external feedback and academic self-concept.
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