Table 2 The total count, means, and standard deviations for each verbal episode and related subcategories
Verbal episodes | Episode subcategories | Count | Mean per student (N = 73) | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Question episodes | ||||
| Â | Verification questions | 297 | 4.07 | 2.84 |
| Â | Search questions | 303 | 4.15 | 3.53 |
| Â | Open questions | 116 | 1.59 | 1.47 |
| Â | Verification answers | 223 | 3.05 | 2.40 |
| Â | Short answers | 316 | 4.33 | 3.62 |
| Â | Elaborated answers | 208 | 2.85 | 2.43 |
| Â | Subtotal | 1463 | 20.04 | 9.51 |
Conflict episodes | ||||
| Â | Conflicts elicited | 194 | 2.65 | 2.09 |
| Â | Conflicts elaborated | 258 | 3.54 | 2.33 |
| Â | Subtotal | 452 | 6.19 | 4.38 |
Reasoning episodes | ||||
| Â | Observational | 611 | 8.37 | 4.309 |
| Â | Calculation | 206 | 2.82 | 2.498 |
| Â | Procedural | 367 | 5.03 | 3.389 |
| Â | Subtotal | 1184 | 16.22 | 9.46 |