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ERIC Number: EJ584640
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
A Quantitative Study of the Differences in Ideas Generated by Three Different Opportunities for Classroom Talk.
Swain, Julian; Monk, Martin; Johnson, Sally
International Journal of Science Education, v21 n4 p389-99 Apr 1999
Reports on the productivity of different modes of classroom talk: whole class, pair work, and individual. Pair work was shown to provide the most optimum conditions for participant effort and productivity of ideas; however, each type of talk offers distinct benefits to teachers and students. Contains 25 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Higher Education, Participation, Science Education, Teacher Education, Time on Task
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Egypt; England