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ERIC Number: EJ430537
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Wait Time and Effective Social Studies Instruction: What Can Research in Science Education Tell Us?
Atwood, Virgina A.; Wilen, William W.
Social Education, v55 n3 p179-81 Mar 1991
Defines wait time as the length of time teachers wait for answers from students after asking a question. Maintains that increasing wait time can stimulate reflective thinking and student involvement. Reviews the research literature on wait time studies in science education. Finds that student responses improve and participation expands with increased wait time. (NL)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Research, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Questioning Techniques, Science Education, Social Studies, Teacher Effectiveness, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Higher Order Learning; Reflective Thinking; Wait Time