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ERIC Number: EJ308967
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Effects of Extended Wait Time on Discourse Characteristics and Achievement in Middle School Grades.
Tobin, Kenneth
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v21 n8 p779-91 Nov 1984
Investigated changes that occurred in sixth- and seventh-grade teacher and student discourse when teachers endeavored to implement extended teacher wait-time in a sequence of seven lessons related to probabilistic reasoning. Results indicated that teacher wait-time increased from an average of 1.9 to 4.4 seconds during the lesson sequence. (JN)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Questioning Techniques, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Teacher Student Relationship, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Science Education Research; Wait Time