Using Exploratory Talk to Enhance Problem-solving and Reasoning Skills in Grade-7 Science Classrooms |
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Authors: | Paul Webb David F Treagust |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, 6001, South Africa;(2) Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia |
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Abstract: | This study investigates whether the generation of exploratory talk in grade seven, second-language science classrooms in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, has a positive effect on learners in terms of their problem-solving and reasoning skills and whether socio-cultural milieus (urban, peri-urban and rural settings of schools) have an effect on any cognitive gains that may be made by learners. The findings were that there is a clear and statistically significant improvement in the mean test scores on problem-solving and reasoning of pupils who participated in the classroom discussion initiative (exploratory talk) over those of the comparison groups. This result was consistent in both the first- and second-studies that were undertaken. There was also a significant difference between the gains in problem-solving and reasoning test scores of the three socio-geographical settings in which the participating schools are found. |
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Keywords: | exploratory talk reasoning skills cognitive gains |
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