Exploring Talk in School Inspired by the Work of Douglas Barnes

Name: Exploring Talk in School Inspired by the Work of Douglas Barnes
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ISBN: 9781847873798

ISBN-10: 1847873790

ISBN-13: 9781847873798

Edition: 2008

Authors: Neil Mercer, Steve Hodgkinson

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Classroom talk, by which children make sense of what their peers and teachers mean, is the most important educational tool for guiding the development of understanding and for jointly constructing knowledge. So what practical steps can teachers take to develop effective classroom interaction? Bringing together leading international researchers and drawing on the pioneering work of Douglas Barnes, this book considers ways of improving classroom talk. Chapters cover: - classroom communication and managing social relations; - talk in science classrooms; - using critical conversations in studying literature; - exploratory talk and thinking skills; - talking to learn and learning to talk in the…

Book details

List price: $77.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 10/8/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



Introduction



Exploratory Talk for Learning



Talking a Way to Understanding in Science Classrooms



From Exploratory Talk to Critical Conversations



The Value of Exploratory Talk



Talking to Learn and Learning to Talk in the Mathematics Classroom



Culture, Dialogue and Learning: Notes on an Emerging Pedagogy



Talking Texts into Being: On the Social Construction of Everyday Life and Academic Knowledge in the Classroom



Teachers' Use of Feedback in Whole-Class and Group-Based Talk



Reflections on the Study of Classroom Talk



Exploratory Talk and Dialogic Inquiry