Wait-Time as an Instructional Variable: An Influence on Teacher and Student.

Honea, J. Mark, Jr.

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Wait-Time as an Instructional Variable: An Influence on Teacher and Student.

Honea, J. Mark, Jr.

Clearing House, v56 n4 p167-70 Dec 1982

Results of a study show that increasing the amount of time teachers allow for students to answer questions produces a number of positive results, including (1) increases in the length of student response, (2) increases in the number of unsolicited responses, and (3) improvement in student-to-student interaction. (FL)

Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Interaction, Questioning Techniques, Student Reaction, Teacher Role, Time Factors (Learning)

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