Adam Lefstein|Julia Snell|Mirit Israeli
From moves to sequences: expanding the unit of analysis in the study of classroom discourse
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev|University of Leeds|Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
appropriate unit analysis study classroom discourse one common analytic strategy employs individual discourse moves coded counted used indicators quality classroom talk article question practice arguing discourse moves positioned within sequences critically shape meaning effect illustrate theoretical claim exploration corpus 7000 discourse moves primary literacy lessons first use conventional measures proportion open closed questions show indicators misleading abstracted sequences embedded propose complementary method lag sequential analysis examines discourse sequentially structuredie discourse moves followed moves chains moves occur frequently expected chance illustrate method reanalysis corpus literacy lessons examining differences sequential patterns found different classrooms observed lag sequential analysis resolve problems inherent systematic observation classroom discourse shed light critical patterns dataset would otherwise gone unnoticed