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Peer reviewedYerrick, Randy – Research in Science Education, 1999
Examines how lower-track science students understand shifts in standard classroom discourse patterns. Finds that students insert struggles for social status into classroom arguments about scientific ideas, making it difficult to separate in a group discussion whether evidence or the social politics of the class convinces students to accept an…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Group Dynamics
