The Environment for Group Talk
About. The resource comprises one 5 page DfES document 'harvested' from a larger document (see below). The document has a set of activities and practical examples for maintaining constructive group talk, and the sorts of physical and 'class rule' based environmental factors which play a part in such talk.
Pedagogical content. This resource contains a set of activities and examples to discuss and work through based around maintaining group talk(ta) in whole class(ta) and group work(ta) settings, including setting up Ground Rules, and creating appropriate environments (physical and 'class rule' based) for argumentation(ta) and discussion(ta) (edit)
| Resource details | |
| Title | The Environment for Group Talk in Science |
| Topic | [[Topics/Discussion|Discussion]] |
| Teaching approach | [[Teaching Approaches/Group talk|Group talk]], [[Teaching Approaches/Whole class|Whole class]], [[Teaching Approaches/Group work|Group work]], [[Teaching Approaches/Argumentation|Argumentation]], [[Teaching Approaches/Discussion|Discussion]] |
| Learning Objectives | In working through this you should explore ways to develop discussion in science lessons, and the practicalities of setting up situations for constructive argumentation. By working through the document you should engage in practical activities with both pupils and colleagues. |
| Format / structure | .doc |
| Subject | [[Resources/Teacher Education|Teacher Education]], [[Resources/Science|Science]] |
| Age of students / grade | [[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]], [[Resources/Higher|Higher]]
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| Related ORBIT Wiki Resources | See other DfEScience(i) resources |
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- This resource has been harvested by ORBIT and made into a document that can be edited from the DfES resource "Strengthening teaching and learning in science through using different pedagogies" (ref:0703-2004)
- The original can be downloaded from the 'National Archive' here http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110809101133/nsonline.org.uk/node/154651.
- We have, in places, edited these resources to remove references to obsolete legislation, guidance, or websites or to otherwise adapt them to our purposes. In particular, we have separated out key elements of the resources into separate 'ideas'.
