TY - JOUR
T1 - The answer is only the beginning
T2 - Extended discourse in Chinese and U.S. mathematics classrooms
AU - Schleppenbach, Meg
AU - Perry, Michelle
AU - Miller, Kevin F.
AU - Sims, Linda
AU - Fang, Ge
PY - 2007/5
Y1 - 2007/5
N2 - The authors investigated the use of a particular discourse practice - continued questioning and discussion after a correct answer was provided, which they called extended discourse - and examined the frequency and content of this practice in 17 Chinese and 14 U.S. elementary mathematics classes. They found that the Chinese classrooms had more, and spent more time in, extended discourse than did the U.S. classrooms. The content of these episodes differed: The Chinese classrooms focused more on rules and procedures than did the U.S. classrooms, whereas the U.S. classrooms focused more on computation than did the Chinese classrooms. These findings shed light on interesting practices of discourse in both countries and also have implications for current U.S. reforms in mathematics pedagogy. PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved.
AB - The authors investigated the use of a particular discourse practice - continued questioning and discussion after a correct answer was provided, which they called extended discourse - and examined the frequency and content of this practice in 17 Chinese and 14 U.S. elementary mathematics classes. They found that the Chinese classrooms had more, and spent more time in, extended discourse than did the U.S. classrooms. The content of these episodes differed: The Chinese classrooms focused more on rules and procedures than did the U.S. classrooms, whereas the U.S. classrooms focused more on computation than did the Chinese classrooms. These findings shed light on interesting practices of discourse in both countries and also have implications for current U.S. reforms in mathematics pedagogy. PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved.
KW - Chinese and U.S. elementary classrooms
KW - Classroom discourse
KW - Elementary mathematics learning
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-0663.99.2.380
DO - 10.1037/0022-0663.99.2.380
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34248660828
SN - 0022-0663
VL - 99
SP - 380
EP - 396
JO - Journal of Educational Psychology
JF - Journal of Educational Psychology
IS - 2
ER -