[EDLING:637] Re: Teachers and Wait Time

[Hyojin Cho]

Hello Francis,

I just remembered seeing this somewhere but not quite sure about
what it really is about.

The Effect of Wait-Time on Issues of Gender Equity, Academic
Achievement, and Attitude Toward a Course / Mansfield, J. B.
(TEACHER EDUCATION AND PRACTICE, Vol.12 No.1, [1996])

Hope it helps,
Hyojin

Quoting "Francis M. Hult" <fmhult at dolphin.upenn.edu>:

> I recall several years ago hearing about studies of (language)
> teachers and
> question wait time.  From what I recall, the issue was that
> teachers
> tend not to wait long enough for students to both formulate and
> articulate
> their questions--something like they tend to wait about three
> seconds when
> it would be better for students if they were to wait for five to
> seven
> seconds.  Does this ring a bell for anyone?  Does anyone have
> references to
> such studies?
>
> Francis
>
>