TY - JOUR
T1 - Bringing the background to the foreground
T2 - What do classroom environments that support authentic discussions look like?
AU - Hadjioannou, Xenia
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - Authentic discussions are dialogicatty oriented classroom interactions where participants present and consider multiple perspectives and often use others' input in constructing their contributions. Despite their instructional effectiveness, authentic discussions are reportedly rare in classrooms. This qualitative case study examines the features of the environment of a fifth-grade classroom community where authentic discussions were frequent. The examination used recorded class sessions, interviews, and field notes to identify seven aspects of the classroom environment that appeared to be essential to the presence of authentic discussions: physical environment, curricular demands and enacted curriculum, teacher beliefs, student beliefs about discussions, relationships among members, classroom procedures, and norms of classroom participation.
AB - Authentic discussions are dialogicatty oriented classroom interactions where participants present and consider multiple perspectives and often use others' input in constructing their contributions. Despite their instructional effectiveness, authentic discussions are reportedly rare in classrooms. This qualitative case study examines the features of the environment of a fifth-grade classroom community where authentic discussions were frequent. The examination used recorded class sessions, interviews, and field notes to identify seven aspects of the classroom environment that appeared to be essential to the presence of authentic discussions: physical environment, curricular demands and enacted curriculum, teacher beliefs, student beliefs about discussions, relationships among members, classroom procedures, and norms of classroom participation.
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U2 - 10.3102/0002831207302173
DO - 10.3102/0002831207302173
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:34250857951
SN - 0002-8312
VL - 44
SP - 370
EP - 399
JO - American Educational Research Journal
JF - American Educational Research Journal
IS - 2
ER -