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How Do They Know It Is a Parallelogram? Analysing Geometric Discourse at Van Hiele Level 3
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Wang, Sasha; Kinzel, Margaret – Research in Mathematics Education, 2014
In this article, we introduce Sfard's discursive framework and use it to investigate prospective teachers' geometric discourse in the context of quadrilaterals. In particular, we focus on describing and analysing two participants' use of mathematical words and substantiation routines related to parallelograms and their properties at van Hiele…
Descriptors: Geometry, Discourse Analysis, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
Producing and Consuming the Controversial--A Social Media Perspective on Political Conversations in the Social Science Classroom
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Andersson, Erik – Journal of Social Science Education, 2016
Teachers find it difficult to conduct political controversial conversations in the social science classroom and due to an increased use of social media in educational settings new challenges and possibilities are raised. The use of social media causes fundamental changes to the role of the learner who becomes a producer and consumer--a…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Media, Political Attitudes, Interpersonal Communication
Comparative Linguistic Analysis between Newly Qualified Teachers and Experienced Teachers: A Study of the Notion of Pelvic Retroversion in Physical Education
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Carnus, Marie-France – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: My theoretical background draws on physical education (PE) clinical didactics. It questions the specific nature of this academic subject matter, how it is transmitted and how it is internalized considering teachers' individuality. I intend to describe and understand how newly qualified and experienced PE teachers interact with their…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Verbal Communication, Linguistics, Teaching Methods
Analysis of Student-Instructor Interaction Patterns in Real-Time, Scientific Online Discourse
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Epp, Erik M.; Green, Kellie F.; Rahman, Aliya M.; Weaver, Gabriela C. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
The characteristics of the online environment alter how students and instructors interact. Scientific discourse among students and instructors in an online text-only synchronous environment was analyzed. In converting dialogue to text, many of the nonverbal cues, such as facial expression and tone of voice, which instructors use to gauge student…
Descriptors: Cues, Nonverbal Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Interaction
Negotiating Textual Talk: Conversation Analysis, Pedagogy and the Organisation of Online Asynchronous Discourse
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Gibson, Will – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
This paper uses Conversation Analysis to investigate the ways in which participants in an online asynchronous postgraduate reading group managed and negotiated their contributions within the discussion. Using the conversation analytic concerns with sequential organisation, adjacency pairs and topicality, this article shows the analytic insights…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Educational Practices, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
The Public Discourse about Land Use and Water Quality: Themes in Newspapers in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
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Schmid, Andrea N.; Thompson, Jan R.; Bengston, David N. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2007
Effective educational and management programs to improve water quality will require an improved understanding of public perceptions of the relationship between land use and water quality. We analyzed a large database of newspaper articles in the Upper Mississippi River Basin to assess the public discourse about water quality and land use, and…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Environmental Education, Land Use, Earth Science