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Milewski, Amanda Marie; Strickland, Sharon Kay; Humphreys, Cathy – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
A teacher's reactions to students' mathematical contributions have critical implications for shaping both teaching and learning. We present a framework for describing reacting moves that resulted from a comparative analysis between two existing frameworks; one developed by secondary teachers for parsing instructional practice and the other…
Descriptors: Teacher Response, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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Gotti, Maurizio; Salager-Meyer, Françoise – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Since the existence of human society, medicine has always occupied a prominent place in all cultures and periods because it represents a common concern for all human beings: their health and lives. Medicine is a science and an art. The science is the evidential basis for solving clinical problems, and the art is the application of this medical…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Teaching Methods, Higher Education, English for Special Purposes
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Bowman, Richard F. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2014
Conversational competence is a process, not a state. Ithaca does not exist, only the voyage to Ithaca. Vibrant campuses are a series of productive conversations. At its core, communicative competence in academic settings mirrors a collective search for meaning regarding the purpose and direction of a campus community. Communicative competence…
Descriptors: Competence, Organizational Communication, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Styles
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Paramore, Tonia Bowden – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2007
Taking on the role of literacy coach can be a daunting task for even seasoned educators. In this article, the author examines her experiences in this role as work for a university class she was taking. In a sense, she "tries on" the coaching role in order to discover if it is a job she would truly be willing to take. She discusses the…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Literacy, Program Descriptions, Elementary School Teachers
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Kanakis, Ioannis – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, 1997
Examines the Socratic method through a comparative analysis of early Platonic dialogs with theories of critical rationalism and cognitive theories based on achievement motivation. Presents details of the Socratic strategy of teaching and learning, including critical reflection, conversation, and intellectual honesty; asserts that these methods are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dialogs (Language), Discourse Modes, Discussion
Waite, Duncan – 1991
This report describes a "culturally contexted" conversation analysis approach to the study of naturally occurring speech in supervisory conferences. The supervisors and teachers were participants in a graduate program for beginning teachers, and the conference's purpose was supervisory evaluation of teachers' classroom performances. Ethnographic…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Conferences, Discourse Modes, Elementary Secondary Education