Embracing a culture of talk: STEM teachers’ engagement in small-group discussions about photovoltaics

International Journal of STEM Education

Table 5 Individual participation patterns across the discussions

	Alex AQs/EEs (% time)	Barrett AQs/EEs (% time)	Cat AQs/EEs (% time)	Dakota AQs/EEs (% time)	Ed AQs/EEs (% time)	Fran AQs/EEs (% time)	Georgia AQs/EEs (% time)	Facilitator AQs/EE (% time)
D1	1/0 (9.8%)	1/2 (6.4%)	0/7 (26.4%)	0/5 (17.1%)	0/6 (13.1%)	1/1 (9.3%)	2/3 (14.2%)	0/0 (3.7%)
D2	1/2 (23.1%)	2/0 (5.7%)	0/2 (18.5%)	1/5 (29.2%)	0/0 (1%)	1/0 (10.6%)	1/3 (7.8%)	1/0 (4.1%)
D3	1/0 (9.7%)	0/2 (6.1%)	1/6 (23%)	1/6 (27%)	1/1 (4%)	1/1 (9%)	1/6 (20.2%)	1/0 (1%)
D4	0/3 (18.5%)	2*/1 (11.4%)	0/4 (19.1%)	0/3 (16.3%)	0/4 (12.1%)	1/1 (16.7%)	0/1 (4.2%)	1/0 (1.7%)
D5	0/0 (0%)	0/2 (7.1%)	0/1 (5.4%)	1/5 (26.2%)	1/10 (27.1%)	2*/1 (14.7%)	1/4 (15.6%)	2/0 (3.9%)
Total	2/5	5/7	1/20	3/24	2/21	6/4	5/17	5

D1 = Discussion 1; D2 = Discussion 2; D3 = Discussion 3; D4 = Discussion 4; D5 = Discussion 5
*Indicates a question initially asked by the facilitator, but rephrased or extended by a teacher
% time represents the proportion of total talk time that a given speaker “held the floor”