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Table 1 Activity codes used in latent profile analysis

From: Measures of success: characterizing teaching and teaching change with segmented and holistic observation data

Activity code

Description

Lecture

Instructor lectures about novel content

Reviewing content

Instructor reviews students’ previous work (e.g., homework, group activity)

Student presentation

Students present problems at the board or whiteboard

Real time writing by instructor

Instructor writes on board, overhead or whiteboard

Moderating and inviting participation

Instructor solicits student comments, manages student discussions

Moving and guiding

Instructor works with students in groups

Student question

Students ask questions of teacher

Instructor asks informational question

Instructor question asking for specific information or answer

Instructor asks for reasoning

Instructor question asks for students to explain an answer to a mathematics problem