Academic Conversation Protocol – Students

Fill in the blank: During the Academic Conversation phase of tutorial, group members and the tutor support the student presenter by engaging in rigorous academic conversation using ________ supports and communication norms.

• language

• mathematical

• physical

• visual

Fill in the blank: A group member might say, 'I have a question. When you said ____, what did you mean by ____?'

• (Any relevant phrase from a tutorial or academic discussion)

• (A random unrelated word)

• (A number or date)

• (A person's name)

Fill in the blank: A student presenter might say, 'What questions do you have to assist me in resolving my ________?'

• Point of Confusion

• Homework Assignment

• Class Schedule

• Test Score

Fill in the blank: During Socratic Questioning, a group member might ask, 'Can you look at this from another ________?'

• perspective

• location

• emotion

• direction

Fill in the blank: During Evaluation, a group member might ask, 'Can you explain why you ________?'

• (Any action or reasoning related to the topic)

• (Ignored the instructions)

• (Left the room)

• (Did not participate at all)

• (Changed the subject)

Fill in the blank: During Costa’s Levels of Thinking, a group member might say, 'I have a Level 2 question from my notes. What would happen if you ________?'

• compared

• memorized

• ignored

• listed

The purpose of using academic conversation protocols during collaborative inquiry processes is to:

• facilitate structured and meaningful discussions

• limit student participation

• discourage critical thinking

• focus only on individual work

Which responsibility is associated with the 'Clearing up Misconceptions' step in the Academic Conversation Protocol – Students?

• Uses academic thinking skills question and answer stems.

• Recognizes an error in thinking and asks questions to clear it up and return to the POC.

• Uses available resources to research topics related to the student presenter's POC.

• Records student presenter's POC using focused note-taking or adding to class notes.

What might a student presenter say during the 'Research' step of the Academic Conversation Protocol – Students?

• Can someone check this for me?

• I’ll record the source of that information in the notes on the whiteboard.

• I think you’re saying I should evaluate this finding. What “evaluate” answer stem can I use?

• Thank you for taking my notes for me while I present.

Fill in the blank: During the 'Focused Note-Taking' step, group members might say, 'Since I’m in this content class too, I will make sure to take _______ or add to my class notes on this topic.'

• focused notes

• random notes

• lecture slides

• attendance