ERIC Number: EJ944174
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
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Less Talk but Better Teacher Feedback
Jang, Jeong-yoon; Stecklein, Jason
Science and Children, v48 n9 p80-83 Jul 2011
As education researchers who have studied the feedback patterns of teachers using an argument-based inquiry approach, the authors have found a simple way to do this: Talk less but offer better feedback. In this article, the authors discuss the use of teacher redirects as a way of improving the quality of their feedback so that students can engage in productive student-to-student science discussions. The examples they share are from second-, fourth-, and fifth-grade classrooms, but the idea of using teacher redirects to promote student-to-student discussion is applicable to any classroom setting. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Classrooms, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 2, Elementary Education, Inquiry, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teacher Student Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 2; Grade 4; Grade 5
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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