Social Interaction in Learning and Instruction The Meaning of Discourse for the Construction of Knowledge

Cowie, Helen (Editor)/ Van Der Aalsvoort, Geerdina (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0080435971 / ISBN 13: 9780080435978

Published by Pergamon, 2000

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1st edition. 260 pages. 9.75x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Interaction in Learning and Instruction The Meaning of Discourse for the Construction of Knowledge
• Publisher: Pergamon
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0080435971
• ISBN 13: 9780080435978
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.54 kilograms

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Synopsis

This exciting new text examines how knowledge is socially constructed and shared through discursive interactions within the classroom community. The contributors discuss the meaning of the cognitive, emotional and social discourses that exist between teachers and learners and suggest how teachers can create an effective learning partnership to stimulate children. The authors also consider how children, in turn, construe the curriculum and how they perceive the ground-rules and peer-relationships within the classroom community. By reporting findings from state-of-the-art studies in a range of Western cultural contexts, the authors are able to overview key theoretical perspectives and synthesise the methods currently being developed for measuring social interaction in learning and instruction.