Elementary students’ and teacher’s interactions during out-of-classroom activities
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2008-07-16T23:15:05Z
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de Oliveira Jayme, Bruno
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Using interaction analysis and discourse analysis as a method of data analysis, I take a cultural-historical approach to explore teacher-student and student-student interactions during out-of-classroom science projects. The database is composed of my fieldnotes, videotaped science fieldtrips, and videotaped computer sessions where students worked collaboratively to produce science digital videos, highlighting their experiences during science fieldtrips. This thesis is formed by three studies I conducted with elementary students from a public school in British Columbia, Canada. These three independent and yet interrelated studies have implications for science learning and instruction in general.
More specifically, this thesis contributes to the understanding of student-student and
teacher-student interactions during collaborative work when they are engaged in science activities that occurred out of the classroom settings, such as fieldtrips and in the computer laboratory.
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fieldtrips, science education, elementary education, discourse analysis, cultural-historical activity theory, activity theory, Vygotski, educational psicology, interaction analysis, monopolization, leadership, collaborative work, interjections, informal learning