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Peer reviewedJones, M. Gail; Gerig, Thomas M. – Elementary School Journal, 1994
Examined teacher interactions with their sixth-grade students. Thirty-two "silent" students were identified and interviewed. Found that silent students were not significantly different from other students with respect to gender, race, or achievement but used silence to avoid risk and to control the classroom environment. (ET)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Classroom Environment, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
