Classroom Interactions and Social Learning - From Theory to Practice

Through case studies, this book highlights the use of new analytical methodologies for studying the content and patterns of children's interactions and how these contribute to their construction of knowledge.

List of contents

Introduction; Part 1 Studying classroom interaction and learning; Chapter 1 Classroom interaction, learning and teaching; Chapter 2 Perspectives on social interaction and learning; Chapter 3 An introduction to a method of analysis of classroom interaction; Part 2 Classroom interaction in action; Chapter 4 Children's oral language; Chapter 5 The nature of peer interaction during collaborative writing with word processors; Chapter 6 Children's talk in an early years classroom; Chapter 7 The dynamics of peer interaction in a geometrical problem-solving task; Chapter 8 The nature of students' social interaction and information processing in a multimedia-based learning situation; Part 3 Classroom interaction and learning; Chapter 9 Learning from the research; Conclusion;

About the author

Kristiina Kumpulainen is a Senior Research Fellow of the Academy of Finland.,
David Wray is Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Warwick.

Summary

Through case studies, this book highlights the use of new analytical methodologies for studying the content and patterns of children's interactions and how these contribute to their construction of knowledge.

Product details

• Authors: Kristiina Kumpulainen, Kumpulainen Kristiina, David Wray, Wray David
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.12.2001
• EAN: 9780415230797
• ISBN: 978-0-415-23079-7
• No. of pages: 178
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary