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ERIC Number: EJ546560
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
Explanations from Intra- and Inter-Group Discourse: Students Building Knowledge in the Science Classroom.
Woodruff, Earl; Meyer, Karen
Research in Science Education, v27 n1 p25-39 1997
Examines student discourse in both small and large contexts. Explores the role of shared inquiry and the nature of consensus-building in students' development of explanations from a collaborative knowledge-building stance. Concludes that two forms of discourse (constructive and generative, dialectic and persuasive) effectively promote progressive discourse and thereby facilitate shared coherent explanations of phenomena. Contains 31 references. (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discourse Analysis, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Middle Schools, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia