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Dialogic Teaching in the Primary Science Classroom
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Mercer, Neil; Dawes, Lyn; Staarman, Judith Kleine – Language and Education, 2009
This paper describes research on dialogue between teachers and pupils during primary school science lessons, using talk from two classrooms to provide our examples. We consider whether teachers use dialogue to make education a cumulative, continuing process for guiding the development of children's understanding. Case studies of two teachers,…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Case Studies