Interactive Whole Class Teaching and Pupil Learning: Theoretical and Practical Implications  

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Black, Laura

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language and Education (Full Text) vol. 21 no. 4 (2007), page 271-283.
Topik: pedagogy; interactive teaching; dialogue; teacher – pupil interaction; classroom talk
Fulltext: Vol. 21, No. 4, p 271-283.pdf (153.52KB)

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Recently, classroom talk has re-emerged within educational policy as instrumental in delivering standards-based reform in several counties. In England, both the National Numeracy and Literacy Strategies and the National Strategy for Key Stage 3 emphasised the importance of ‘interactive whole class teaching’ (IWT) where ‘pupils are expected to play an active part by answering questions, contributing points to discussions, and explaining and demonstrating their methods and solutions to others in the class’ (DfEE, 2001: 26). The aim is to increase the quality of teaching and learning in both the primary and secondary classroom by engaging pupils and demanding active participation. This paper explores the pedagogic value of interactive forms of whole class teaching from a sociocultural standpoint and considers whether policy guidelines (such as those referred to above) incorporate an understanding of teacher – pupil talk which is likely to be effective in terms of promoting children’s learning. It also considers the potential conflicts and contradictions that the teachers face in implementing guidelines on effective classroom talk in a climate of performance and testing. The paper concludes that interactive whole class teaching can really become an effectivemechanism for learning only if certain assumptions regarding its function as a pedagogic tool are challenged within policy guidelines and in day-to-day teaching practices.

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