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Teacher and learner interaction when exploring products
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posted on 2007-06-05, 13:58 authored by Mike MartinThis paper provides a report of a small-scale study
that explored the interaction between a teacher
and learner whilst evaluating products. It was
hypothesised that the evaluation of a product
unfamiliar to both would result in a different
interaction than the evaluation of unfamiliar
products. Patterns in verbal and non-verbal
communication were recorded during the
evaluation of two products, one familiar to the
teacher and the other unfamiliar to both
participants. The coded results showed a change
in the behaviour of both participants, most notably
the teacher. Overall it was found that the
interaction was more symmetrical in nature when
evaluating unfamiliar products. The interpretation
of the results highlighted the importance of
evaluating unfamiliar products in enabling learners
to express their ideas about the origin and
purpose of technological products.
History
School
- Design
Research Unit
- D&T Association Conference Series
Publisher
© DATAPublication date
2005Notes
This is a conference paper.Language
- en