The role of exploratory talk in classroom search engine tasks

Knight, S; Mercer, N

The role of exploratory talk in classroom search engine tasks

Knight, S

Mercer, N

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015, 24 (3), pp. 303 - 319
Issue Date:: 2015-05-27

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dc.contributor.author	Knight, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8709-5780	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mercer, N	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-05-27	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015, 24 (3), pp. 303 - 319	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1475-939X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/117297
dc.description.abstract	© 2014 Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education. While search engines are commonly used by children to find information, and in classroom-based activities, children are not adept in their information seeking or evaluation of information sources. Prior work has explored such activities in isolated, individual contexts, failing to account for the collaborative, discourse-mediated nature of search engine use which is common in classroom contexts. This small-scale study explored the established ‘typology of talk’, particularly ‘exploratory talk’, in a classroom search context. The authors found that the most successful pupils were those who engaged in the most exploratory talk. This finding has practical classroom implications: the collaborative nature of search and potential of collaboration and discourse should be exploited in search-based tasks. This study also indicates a rich area for future research.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Technology, Pedagogy and Education	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/1475939X.2014.931884	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Education	en_US
dc.title	The role of exploratory talk in classroom search engine tasks	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	24	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
utslib.for	1303 Specialist Studies in Education	en_US
utslib.for	1301 Education Systems	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	24	en_US

Abstract:

© 2014 Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education. While search engines are commonly used by children to find information, and in classroom-based activities, children are not adept in their information seeking or evaluation of information sources. Prior work has explored such activities in isolated, individual contexts, failing to account for the collaborative, discourse-mediated nature of search engine use which is common in classroom contexts. This small-scale study explored the established ‘typology of talk’, particularly ‘exploratory talk’, in a classroom search context. The authors found that the most successful pupils were those who engaged in the most exploratory talk. This finding has practical classroom implications: the collaborative nature of search and potential of collaboration and discourse should be exploited in search-based tasks. This study also indicates a rich area for future research.

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