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The discourse of classroom interaction in Kenyan primary schools
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In this paper, the role of classroom discourse in supporting children's learning in Kenyan primary schools was investigated using discourse analysis and semi-structured interviews with 27 teachers teaching English, mathematics and science across the primary phase.Abstract:
This paper addresses the role of classroom discourse in supporting children’s learning in Kenyan primary schools. The discourse strategies of 27 teachers teaching English, mathematics and science across the primary phase were intensively studied using discourse analysis and semi‐structured interviews. A survey questionnaire (n = 359) was also used to explore teacher perceptions of classroom discourse practices. The findings revealed the dominance of teacher‐led recitation in which rote and repetition dominated the classroom discourse with little attention being paid to securing pupil understanding. The wider implications of the findings for improving the quality of classroom discourse in Kenyan primary schools are considered together with the need for further research into how the wider social order is influencing discourse practices in Kenyan primary schools.read more
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Dialogic Inquiry: Towards a Socio-cultural Practice and Theory of Education
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative analysis of the theories and complementary developments in works by Vygotsky and the linguist M. A. K. Halliday are provided. But the focus of the analysis is on the social constructivist theory of knowledge co-construction.
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Towards an Analysis of Discourse: The English Used by Teachers and Pupils
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Teaching, Relating, and Learning@@@The Construction Zone: Working for Cognitive Change in Schools@@@Rousing Minds to Life: Teaching, Learning, and Schooling in Social Context
Eric Bredo,Ray McDermott,Denis Newman,Peg Griffin,Michael Cole,Roland G. Tharp,Ronald Gallimore +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a theory of teaching as assisted performance is presented, and a case study of assisting teacher performance through the ZPD is presented in Kamehameha Elementary Education Program.
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Rousing Minds to Life: Teaching, Learning, and Schooling in Social Context
Roland G. Tharp,Ronald Gallimore +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a theory of teaching as assisted performance is presented, and a case study of assisting teacher performance through the ZPD is presented in Kamehameha Elementary Education Program.