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Peer reviewedWegerif, Rupert; Mercer, Neil; Dawes, Lyn – Learning and Instruction, 1999
Findings from observations of 64 8- and 9-year olds show that the use of exploratory talk, talking in which joint reasoning is made explicit, can improve group reasoning and that this exploratory talk can be taught and can transfer between educational contexts. Teaching exploratory talk also improved results on a nonverbal reasoning test. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Dialogs (Language), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
