Discursive Moves & Discourse Review

Is this question Open or Closed?

What do you think would happen if we changed the variables in this experiment?

• Open Question

• Closed Question

Is this question Open or Closed?

How could this problem translate into the real world?

• Open Question

• Closed Question

Is this question Open or Closed?

Who is the author of the text?

• Open Question

• Closed Question

Is this question Open or Closed?

What is the definition of a chromosome?

• Open Question

• Closed Question

What discursive move is being utilized here?

Student: I am confused with what to do for this problem.

Teacher: Do you remember last week when you said the first step should be looking at the first part of the problem? That might also be helpful here!

• Revoicing

• Telling

• Managing

• Questioning

This discursive move repeats back all or part of a student's response or statement in order to verify whether their thoughts were received correctly or to share what another student has shared.

• Questioning

• Managing

• Telling

• Revoicing

This discursive move is used to organize the structure of the session, for logistical clarification, etc.

• Revoicing

• Questioning

• Managing

• Telling

This discursive move is used to inform students to focus on a new idea, elaborate or explain concepts, highlight what is important, etc.

• Telling

• Questioning

• Managing

• Revoicing

This discursive move is used to clarify what a student is thinking about a topic or problem. It helps you gauge their level of understanding about a topic or their approach to problems.

• Revoicing

• Questioning

• Telling

• Managing

Which form of discourse, either univocal or dialogic would be best for this scenario?

An instructor circulates the room and finds that one student working within a group is having a hard time understanding. The rest of the students in the group seem to understand the topic.

• Univocal

• Dialogic