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SUMMARY:The Talk Factory: Supporting 'exploratory talk' around an Interact
 ive Whiteboard in primary school science - Marilena Petrou\, Open Universi
 ty
DTSTART:20100614T160000Z
DTEND:20100614T173000Z
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CONTACT:Bryony Horsley-Heather
DESCRIPTION:Previous research has found that although students are often a
 sked to work in groups for discussion\, their interactions are frequently 
 ineffective (Galton & Williamson\, 1992). This is because students often f
 ail to understand how to talk together (Dawes\, Mercer & Wegerif\, 2004). 
 We report on a study that involved primary school children aged 9-10 years
 \, together with their teachers\, in a learner-centred participatory desig
 n and evaluation of software – the Talk Factory – aimed at supporting 
 exploratory talk in science. Our data suggests that the TF is a tool that 
 can be used to teach students how to talk effectively together by represen
 ting characteristics of exploratory talk. In addition\, it is a tool that 
 can help teachers to model exploratory talk and analyse the talk that has 
 gone on in their science lessons in real time. We discuss how the teachers
  and students used the software to support the development of their listen
 ing and explanatory skills. \n\nMarilena Petrou is a Research Associate in
  the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University. She recei
 ved\, an MPhil in mathematics education\, and then her PhD in mathematics 
 education\, at the University of Cambridge. Her research is in the area of
  science and mathematics education and focuses on issues related to studen
 ts' engagements in the process of scientific argumentation and teachers' m
 athematical knowledge in teaching. 
LOCATION:GS1\, Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills
  Road\, Cambridge
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