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Wagganer, Erin L. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2015
Twenty-one fourth graders are actively listening and constructively critiquing mathematical statements. Each student is eagerly participating in mathematical discussions that involve multiple strategies to discover solutions. What a dramatic change since the first months of school when the same students sat as quiet as stone statues, hoping their…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Hamadi, Hanadi; Tafili, Aurora; Kates, Frederick R.; Larson, Samantha A.; Ellison, Carlyn; Song, Jihee – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Online discussion boards are a standard learning management system (LMS) instructional tool used in the emerging online learning pedagogy. This pilot study examined an innovative approach that differs from how discussion boards have been commonly used. Using a retrospective, cross-sectional design, we evaluated the effect of shifting from…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Computer Mediated Communication
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Knight, Jennifer K.; Wise, Sarah B.; Southard, Katelyn M. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2013
Previous research has shown that undergraduate science students learn from peer discussions of in-class clicker questions. However, the features that characterize such discussions are largely unknown, as are the instructional factors that may lead students into productive discussions. To explore these questions, we recorded and transcribed 83…
Descriptors: Audience Response Systems, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Cues
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Du, Jianxia; Yu, Chien; Olinzock, Anthony A. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2011
Objective: The purpose of study was to investigate the impact of question prompts designed to guide students' focus on context-related issues as they solve problems in a web-based environment. Background: Online discussions integrated with collaborative learning were used to examine student interactions and behaviors in an online discussion.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Questioning Techniques, Cues, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Coley, Joan Develin; DePinto, Thomasina – 1989
Reciprocal teaching is a form of dialogue in which students and teachers construct meaning from text. The teacher models the steps of the procedure and gradually encourages students to assume the role of "teacher." Reciprocal teaching involves four strategies which promote comprehension of the text: question-generating, summarizing,…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Cues, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Choi, Ikseon; Land, Susan M.; Turgeon, Alfred – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2008
This study investigates how the combination of instructor modeling and question prompts for peer-questioning influences students' online questioning and answering activities. Fourteen students in a turfgrass management online class at a large land-grant university participated in two three-week sessions of online discussion. Two randomly selected…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Land Grant Universities, Discussion Groups, Questioning Techniques