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Think Time & Wait Time Skillfully in the Classroom

Think Time & Wait Time Skillfully in the Classroom. By Robert J. Stahl. Boring Econ Teacher. Brainstorm. Why are some reasons wait time does not always happen in classrooms?. How long?. Wait-time – periods of silence following teacher questions and complete student responses (Rowe, 1972)

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Think Time & Wait Time Skillfully in the Classroom

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  1. Think Time & Wait Time Skillfully in the Classroom By Robert J. Stahl

  2. Boring Econ Teacher

  3. Brainstorm Why are some reasons wait time does not always happen in classrooms?

  4. How long? Wait-time – periods of silence following teacher questions and complete student responses (Rowe, 1972) In her research, Rowe rarely found the wait time to exceed 1.5 seconds. When extended to 3 seconds, many benefits occurred. Think time is the preferred term as it denotes true purpose of the time.

  5. Positive Student Outcomes Length & correctness of responses increased Larger number of students volunteered & responded correctly Scores on achievement tests increased

  6. Positive Teacher Outcomes Questioning strategies tended to be more varied and flexible Quantity of questions decreased, but quality of questions increased Questions required more complex, higher level thinking on the part of students

  7. Eight Categories of Periods of Silence • Each group will be assigned a category. • Be prepared to report the following to the group: • Description • Benefits (for students and/or teachers)

  8. 1) Post-teacher question wait time

  9. 2) Within-student’s response pause-time

  10. 3) Post-student’s response wait time

  11. 4) Student pause-time

  12. 5) Teacher pause-time

  13. 6) Within-teacher presentation pause time

  14. 7) Student-task completion work time

  15. 8) Impact pause-time

  16. Norms What classroom norms are needed in order to use think time successfully?

  17. Closure Name 2 adjustments you can implement in your class to increase the amount of think time provided to your students.

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