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Article

College

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Department

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Department

Faculty Mentor

Hillary Swanson

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Abstract

  • Theory-building practices such as modeling are central to the Next Generation Science Standards[3]. This is a powerful context for responsive teaching (RT), where teachers elicit and refine students’ prior knowledge.[5]
  • While research has previously characterized teachers’ RT[4] , the granularity of analyses has been large and the studies do not illuminate RT moves in a theory-building context.
  • We draw on the constructivist theory of Knowledge in Pieces (KiP)[1], which views knowledge as a complex system of elements drawn into networks based on the sense-making demands of a particular context and learning as the progressive reorganization and refinement of knowledge systems.
  • The operationalization of RT as a KiP-aligned pedagogy in a theory-building context is intended to help students 1) articulate their thinking while generating theoretical knowledge artifacts that represent their understanding of a phenomenon, 2) evaluate their thinking and ideas through testing these artifacts, and 3) refine their thinking and ideas through revising their artifacts. (Fig. 1)[6]

Location

Logan, UT

Start Date

4-10-2024 2:30 PM

End Date

4-10-2024 3:20 PM

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Apr 10th, 2:30 PM Apr 10th, 3:20 PM

Preliminary Coding in Modeling Responsive Teaching in a Theory-Building Context: A Constructivist Grounded Approach

Logan, UT

  • Theory-building practices such as modeling are central to the Next Generation Science Standards[3]. This is a powerful context for responsive teaching (RT), where teachers elicit and refine students’ prior knowledge.[5]
  • While research has previously characterized teachers’ RT[4] , the granularity of analyses has been large and the studies do not illuminate RT moves in a theory-building context.
  • We draw on the constructivist theory of Knowledge in Pieces (KiP)[1], which views knowledge as a complex system of elements drawn into networks based on the sense-making demands of a particular context and learning as the progressive reorganization and refinement of knowledge systems.
  • The operationalization of RT as a KiP-aligned pedagogy in a theory-building context is intended to help students 1) articulate their thinking while generating theoretical knowledge artifacts that represent their understanding of a phenomenon, 2) evaluate their thinking and ideas through testing these artifacts, and 3) refine their thinking and ideas through revising their artifacts. (Fig. 1)[6]