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Nucci, Larry – Journal of Moral Education, 2016
This article reasserts the centrality of reasoning as the focus for moral education. Attention to moral cognition must be extended to incorporate sociogenetic processes in moral growth. Moral education is not simply growth within the moral domain, but addresses capacities of students to engage in cross-domain coordination. Development beyond…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Abstract Reasoning, Social Justice, Developmental Stages
Reznitskaya, Alina; Wilkinson, Ian A. G. – Harvard Education Press, 2017
"The Most Reasonable Answer" is an innovative and comprehensive guide to engaging students in inquiry dialogue--a type of talk used in text-based classroom discussions. During inquiry dialogue, students collectively search for the most reasonable answers to big, controversial questions, and, as a result, enhance their argumentation…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Classroom Communication, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking
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Burgess, Tony; Ellis, Viv; Roberts, Sarah – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2010
James Moffett's "Teaching the Universe of Discourse" set out an agenda for the study of development in writing, which influenced James Britton's work in the UK. Subsequently, however, the work of both these thinkers was largely set aside in the approach to writing taken by national strategies in England. In this article, we trace the…
Descriptors: Discourse Modes, Discourse Analysis, Writing Strategies, Educational History
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Steele, Michael D. – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2005
While teaching, teachers need to access both their knowledge of mathematics and knowledge of pedagogy. Practice-based materials afford teachers opportunities to reason about both mathematics and pedagogy within the context of teaching. Accepted systems exist for explaining and reasoning in the domain of mathematics; logic, procedures, and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Education
Groves, Susie; Doig, Brian – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
This paper uses data from two mathematics lessons to explore the nature of progressive discourse and examine critical features of teacher actions that contribute to mathematics classrooms functioning as communities of inquiry. Features found to promote progressive discourse include a focus on the conceptual elements of the curriculum and the use…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Teacher Student Relationship, Problem Solving
Michell, Lynn – CORE, 1979
A cognitive-based system of analysis of spoken discourse was designed to provide details about the way pupils think and talk about issues arising from prose material. Written and spoken responses were analyzed to examine the effects of intellectual ability, differences in the stimulus passage, and prior small group discussion. (Note: Page…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking