Subtitle

Undergraduate-ITA Chemistry Interaction

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

First Advisor

Panofsky, Carolyn

Document Type

Dissertation

School

Feinstein School of Education and Human Development

Department (Manual Entry)

Education Doctoral Program

Date of Original Version

5-2008

Abstract

Investigates communication between international teaching assistants and their undergraduate students in university-level chemistry labs. Qualitative and quantitative data from observations and interviews with study participants guide the analysis of laboratory interactions, which examines patterns of conversational listening. Results reveal that successful communication depends on teaching assistant listening comprehension skills and on the coordination of verbal and visual (gestural and physical resources) sources of information.

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