Theoretically productive classroom dialogue framework: five recurring themes plus the cross-cutting theme of high student contribution¶
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The article defines theoretically productive dialogue as classroom verbal interaction complying with five recurring themes: open questions, elaboration of previous contributions, reasoned discussion of competing viewpoints, linkage and coordination across contributions, and meta-cognitive engagement with dialogue, plus high student contribution. It states that amongst proposals about optimizing outcomes, "five themes recur", and uses the framework to code routine lessons and test whether the themes relate to student outcomes in teacher-student dialogue, not just small-group work.
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- Theoretically productive classroom dialogue framework: five recurring themes plus the cross-cutting theme of high student contribution: The article defines theoretically productive dialogue as classroom verbal interaction complying with five recurring themes: open questions, elaboration of previous contributions, reasoned discussion of competing viewpoints, linkage and coordination across contributions, and meta-cognitive engagement with dialogue, plus high student contribution. It states that amongst proposals about optimizing outcomes, "five themes recur", and uses the framework to code routine lessons and test whether the themes relate to student outcomes in teacher-student dialogue, not just small-group work. (Howe et al. (2018))
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Related Research Methods¶
- Bakhtinian dialogic framework of four interconnected themes — voices, expanding the dialogue, inter-animation, and relations
- Responsiveness construct for analyzing dialogic discussion posts
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- Howe, C., Hennessy, S., Mercer, N., Vrikki, M., & Wheatley, L. (2018). Teacher-Student Dialogue during Classroom Teaching: Does it Really Impact upon Student Outcomes? To appear in The Journal of the Learning Sciences. https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES/M007103/1
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Theoretically productive classroom dialogue framework: five recurring themes plus the cross-cutting theme of high student contribution |
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The article defines theoretically productive dialogue as classroom verbal interaction complying with five recurring themes: open questions, elaboration of previous contributions, reasoned discussion of competing viewpoints, linkage and coordination across contributions, and meta-cognitive engagement |
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