Since the 1960s, researchers have been demonstrating the power of teacher approval on the behaviour of students. Despite the huge amount of research in English-speaking countries the natural rates of approval and disapproval had never been investigated in Italian schools. The aims of this study were: (a) to examine the proportionality of different types of verbal feedback used by teachers; (b) to examine the relationship between teachers use of verbal feedback and the behaviour of students. A total of 314 observations in schools were conducted. As regards teacher verbal behaviour: we found that both approval and disapproval rates per minute declined and neutral verbal behaviour (instructions, expositions, explanations) increased as the age of the pupils increases. There was a clear difference between primary school and secondary school teachers.
Natural Rates of Teachers' Approval and Disapproval in Italian Primary and Secondary Schools Classroom
Francesco Sulla;Dolores Rollo
2019-01-01
Abstract
Since the 1960s, researchers have been demonstrating the power of teacher approval on the behaviour of students. Despite the huge amount of research in English-speaking countries the natural rates of approval and disapproval had never been investigated in Italian schools. The aims of this study were: (a) to examine the proportionality of different types of verbal feedback used by teachers; (b) to examine the relationship between teachers use of verbal feedback and the behaviour of students. A total of 314 observations in schools were conducted. As regards teacher verbal behaviour: we found that both approval and disapproval rates per minute declined and neutral verbal behaviour (instructions, expositions, explanations) increased as the age of the pupils increases. There was a clear difference between primary school and secondary school teachers.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
