Fig. 1
Teacher moves and subtypes
| teacher moves | definition | sub-types |
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| re-phrasing | when the teacher portrays both content and form | confirmation |
| conceptual re-phrasing | ||
| selective re-phrasing | ||
| bridging | when the teacher connects parts to build an explanation of a whole | bridging between meanings |
| bridging between modalities | ||
| bridging between models of reasoning |
Analytical questions (stage 1 of analyses)
| How is what the students are supposed to learn/understand/show made visible in the communication? |
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Summary of the classroom situations
| social studies | science | Swedish |
|---|---|---|
| Subject: religious education | Subject: biology | Subject: Swedish |
| Core content/syllabus area: ethics | Core content/syllabus area: evolution | Core content/syllabus area: narrative texts |
| Lesson: The topic for the lesson was relationships. The starting point for the discussions was the novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.
Boyne, J. (2018). Pojken i randig pyjamas. [The boy in the striped pyamas] Stockholm: B. Wahlströms förlag. | Lesson: The topic for the lesson was the beginning of life on earth named “From dead to living matter”. | Lesson: The topic for the lesson was comparisons of narrative texts/ fiction stories.
Svingen, A. (2017). Balladen om en bruten näsa. [The Ballad of a Broken Nose]. En bok för alla. Dahl, R. (2016) Den fantastiska räven. [Fantastic Mr Fox.]. Rabén & Sjögren. |
| Selection: A whole-class discussion that lasted for 14 minutes at the end of a lesson. | Selection: A whole-class discussion that lasted for 8 minutes. | Selection: A whole-class literary text talk that lasted for 15 minutes (excluding the reading of one of the texts) at the beginning of the lesson. |
| School year 8 (14-year-olds) | School year 9 (15-year-olds) | School year 6 (12-year-olds) |