Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Source
| TESOL Journal | 2 |
| Cognition and Instruction | 1 |
| Elementary School Journal | 1 |
| Issues in Applied Linguistics | 1 |
Author
| Brown, David E. | 1 |
| Clennell, Charles | 1 |
| Kebir, Catherine | 1 |
| Kluwin, Thomas N. | 1 |
| Leander, Kevin M. | 1 |
| Louis, David A. | 1 |
| Mendez, Edith Prentice | 1 |
| Olsher, David | 1 |
| Sherin, Miriam Gamoran | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Australia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkMendez, Edith Prentice; Sherin, Miriam Gamoran; Louis, David A. – Elementary School Journal, 2007
In this article we examine the development, over 1 year, of mathematical discourse communities in 2 eighth-grade mathematics classes in a suburban public middle school. The curriculum topics included probability, functions, graphing, data analysis, and pre-algebra. The 50 students were heterogeneously placed; most were from upper-middle-class…
Descriptors: Discourse Communities, Data Analysis, Mathematics Instruction, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Download full textKluwin, Thomas N. – 1979
A review of the research of E.G. Mishler, H. Mehan, and others suggests that a unified theory of the mechanics of how continuous discourse is accounted for in classroom behavior is necessary for further study. Discourse analysis meets the criteria for selection of a theoretical framework because it deals with all the language within the classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Discourse Analysis, Educational Research
Peer reviewedLeander, Kevin M.; Brown, David E. – Cognition and Instruction, 1999
Develops a multidimensional framework for analyzing an extended physics classroom interaction to understand the resources participants use, alignments they form, and meanings and context they construct. Considers how participants negotiate their positions, focusing on one resistant student and why she remains unconvinced by others' arguments and…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Discourse Analysis, Group Discussion, High School Students
Peer reviewedOlsher, David – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1996
Explores the research paradigms found useful by Dr. Poole in her research of classroom discourse as well as her insights into cross-cultural classroom interaction and the differences between first and second language classrooms. She discusses the need for close interactional study of English-as-a-Second- Language classrooms as well as non-English…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedClennell, Charles – TESOL Journal, 1994
Focuses on strategies of second-language learners who communicate among themselves. Pairs of students were left alone in a room with a sound recorder and instructions to describe a specific object. The communication strategy they selected to describe an object with no common referent was to paraphrase the object's function. (11 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Data Collection
Peer reviewedKebir, Catherine – TESOL Journal, 1994
Identifies how well immigrant students can communicate among themselves. This research consists of eight steps: (1) identifying the problem; (2) investigating suitable research methods; (3) defining terms; (4) reviewing the literature; (5) doing preliminary investigations; (6) hypothesizing; (7) realizing outcomes for learners; (8) reporting. (12…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Students, Classroom Research, Communication (Thought Transfer)
