Table 7 Teachers’ intended use of discussion as evidenced in the end-of-program lesson plans

Alex

Part 1: Whole-class discussion for the introduction;

Part 2: Small-group discussion (four students per group) using “their 5 generated questions to facilitate this discussion in a Quality Talk model”;

Part 3: Online discussion as closure

Part 1: Teacher generated with specific examples

Part 2: Student generated, five questions per group

Barrett

Part 1: Whole-class discussion;

Part 2: Group discussion [implied to be multiple small groups] after engaging in an activity that involved data collection

Teacher generated with examples “to have on the board to help facilitate group discussion”

Cat

Part 1/3: “Teacher leads the students in a discussion” [implied whole class];

Part 2: Small-group discussions (three or four students per group) as part of the learning activity

Teacher generated with examples

Dakota

Discussions throughout [implied whole class], “List the materials they will use in the construction of the house; (Discuss) Explain why they chose those materials”; Team discussion at the end of the lesson based on their energy design choices [implied small group]

Teacher generated with examples

Ed

N/A

N/A

Fran

Part 1/3: Whole-class discussions;

Part 2: Small-group investigations guided by teacher-generated “formative assessment questions.”

Teacher generated with examples

Georgia

Part 1: Small-group discussion, based on teacher-generated questions;

Part 2: Students engaged in “[Q]uality [T]alk to discuss the article/video” [implied small group]

Teacher generated with examples; students generate three questions before the QT discussion