Exploratory talk also help to look at Neil Mercers three different types of pupil pupil talk toe you to enable decide when deep learning is more likely to happen. Mercers analysis comes from problem solving
Neil Mercer's types of talk
Cumulative talk: Speakers build positively, but uncritically on what each other has said. This is typically characterised by repetitions, confirmations and elaborations. making. It is Disputational talk : This consists of disagreement and individualised decision characterised by short exchanges consisting of assertions and counter-assertions. talk: Speakers work on and elaborate each other's reasoning in a collaborative, rather than competitive atmosphere. Exploratory talk enables reasoning to become audible and knowledge becomes publicly accountable. It is characterised by critical and constructive exchanges. Challenges are justified and alternative ideas are offered. Mercer, N. (2000). Words and Minds: we use language to think together London How Routledge. The use of exploratory talk Exploratory talk, according to Neil Mercer (2000), is where pupils engage critically but constructively each other's ideas. may make proposals which can be challenged and they have to give their reasons and offer alternatives. Pupils try to reach an agreement. Exploratory talk can operate equally in a whole-class setting or in small groups or pairs. Threes are often an ideal number, particularly when each person in the three has to be able to defend an idea. Task C Exploratory talk Discuss with a colleague an instance when you have seen exploratory talk happen in a maths lesson. It could well have been a small event in a lesson. What were the main benefits of exploratory pupil-pupil talk? To what extent do we consider the type of dialogue that we use? How much value is dialogue between pupils in furthering their learning experience? In mathematics, there is growing evidence that articulation contributes to resilience in learning. Did you see any evidence of this happening?