We will share links to research related to the various factors analyzed with Sibme AI. For a full list of AI reports, click here.
Closed vs. Open-Ended
Knight, J. December 2022. Vol 80. No 4 The Beautiful Question https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/the-beautiful-question
Marangell, Samantha (2021). Melbourne Centre For The Study Of Higher Education, March 2021: Asking Questions To Support Student Learning In Class: Strategies And Tips For Small-Group Teaching https://melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/3637923/asking-questions-to-support-student-learning_final.pdf
Open-ended Versus Closed-ended Questions. St. Olaf College. 2023 https://wp.stolaf.edu/iea/open-ended-versus-close-ended-questions/
Questioning Strategies. University of Illinois. 2023 https://citl.illinois.edu/citl-101/teaching-learning/resources/teaching-strategies/questioning-strategies
Sattes and Walsh (2005) Quality Questioning (p.56, p.122, p.25, p.15).
Waterford.org. 7 Tips for Teaching Students How to Ask Questions https://www.waterford.org/education/how-to-ask-questions/
Cold Call vs. Choral Response
Choral Response TLAC 3.0 (p.301,302,305).
Ginsburg, David (June 19, 2011) Education Week. Quest for the Best Questioning Strategy: Cold Calling vs. Choral Response https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-quest-for-the-best-questioning-strategy-cold-calling-vs-choral-response/2011/06
Harvard Graduate School Expanding Participation Through Cold-Calling
Terada, Youki (April 26,2023) Does Cold Calling Work? Here’s What the Research Says https://www.edutopia.org/article/does-cold-calling-work-heres-what-the-research-says/
TLAC 3.0 (p.282,288,297-299).
TLAC Call and Response http://teachlikeachampionch4.blogspot.com/p/technique-23-call-and-response.html
Sherrington, Tom. Feb. 2021. Cold Calling: The #1 strategy for inclusive classrooms – remote and in person. https://teacherhead.com/2021/02/07/cold-calling-the-1-strategy-for-inclusive-classrooms-remote-and-in-person/
Generic Praise Vs. Behavior Specific Praise
(n.d.). Fundamental Skill Sheet, Behavior Specific Praise. Iris Center https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/
Hunter, W., Jenkins, A., & Moore, T. (n.d.). https://vkc.Vumc.Org/assets/files/resources/psibehaviorspecpraise.Pdf. Behavior Specific Praise in the Classroom https://vkc.vumc.org/assets/files/resources/psibehaviorspecpraise.pdf
Jenkins, L. N., Floress, M. T., & Reinke, W. R. (2015). Rates and Types of Teacher Praise: A Review and Future Directions. Psychology in the Schools, 52 (5), 463-476. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.21835
Panorama Education (n.d.). Guide to Behavior Specific Praise in the Classroom. Retrieved July 2, 2023, https://www.panoramaed.com/blog/guide-to-behavior-specific-praise-in-the-classroom
Teacher Talk vs. Student Talk
Barkley, Steve (June 10, 2018). Teacher Talk and Student Talk https://barkleypd.com/blog/teacher-talk-student-talk/
Coffey, Carlyn (May 16, 2022). Why is Measuring Student Talk Important? https://vosaic.com/blog/student-talk-teacher-talk
Gracey, Lori. (Who’s Doing the Talking in Our Classrooms?) TCEA TechNotes: Who’s Doing the Talking in Our Classrooms? https://blog.tcea.org/whos-doing-the-talking-in-our-classrooms/#:~:text=89%25%20of%20the%20talking%20that,of%20which%20nine%20are%20procedural
Greenwood-Lang, Emily http://emilyjlang.weebly.com/teacher-talk-vs-student-talk.html
Hattie, John. Visible Learning for Teachers : Maximizing Impact on Learning, Taylor and Francis, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/umkc/detail.action?docID=958163.
International Journal Of Applied Language And Cultural Studie (IJALCS) Vol. 2, No. 2, 2019. Bisera Kostadinovska-Stojchevska; Ivana Popovikj. Teacher Talking Time Vs. Student Talking Time: Moving Teacher-Centered Classroom To Learner-Centered Classroom https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334908408_TEACHER_TALKING_TIME_VS_STUDENT_TALKING_TIME_MOVING__TEACHER-CENTERED_CLASSROOM_TO_LEARNER-CENTERED_CLASSROOM
Klara Sedova,Martin Sedlacek,Roman Svaricek,Martin Majcik,Jana Navratilova,Anna Drexlerova,Jakub Kychler,Zuzana Salamounova (October 2019). Science Direct. Do those who talk more learn more? The relationship between student classroom talk and student achievement https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959475218303839
Rogers, Richard James. December 2022 The Truth About Teacher Talking Time. https://richardjamesrogers.com/2022/12/11/the-truth-about-teacher-talking-time-ttt/
Starr, Sandra Teacher-Talk: Supporting Teacher Practice https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1240278.pdf
Teach Like a Champion (05.08.19) Department Of Pet Peeves: Vilifying ‘teacher Talk’ https://teachlikeachampion.org/blog/department-of-pet-peeves-vilifying-teacher-talk/
Wait Time
Kelly, Melissa. "Wait Time in Education." ThoughtCo, Jul. 29, 2021, https://www.thoughtco.com/importance-of-wait-time-8405
Majeika, Caitlyn. Fundamental Skill Sheet, Wait Time. Iris Center https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/
McCarthy, J. (2018, January 10). Extending the Silence. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/extending-silence/
Rowe, Mary Budd. Apr. 1972 Wait-Time and Rewards as Instructional Variables: Their Influence on Language, Logic and Fate Control. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED061103
Stahl, Robert J. May 1994. Using “Think-Time” and “Wait-Time” Skillfully in the Classroom ERIC Digest https://ocw.umb.edu/early-education-development/echd-440-640-eec-language-and-literacy-course/learning-module-1/module-5/Wait%20Time.pdf
Takayoshi, P and Van Ittersum, D. (2018). Wait Time: Making Space for Authentic Learning. Kent State University Center for Teaching and Learning https://www.kent.edu/ctl/wait-time-making-space-authentic-learning
Teacher Toolkit. Sept 2021. The Longer You Wait, The Better The Reward. https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2021/09/04/wait-time/
Walsh, J. A., & Sattes, B. D. (2005). Quality questioning: Research-based practice to engage every learner. Corwin Press.
Words Per Minute
Barnard. Dom. Nov. 2022. Average Speaking Rate and Words per Minute
Birchfield, David.Sept. 2020 Slow Down: Why You’re Speaking Too Fast. https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/slow-down-when-teachers-speak-too-fast
Lundberg, Christian. Myth Busted-speedkills? The best rate for good presentations. https://vocablecommunications.com/speech-myths-busted-speed-kills-or-what-is-the-best-rate-for-a-compelling-presentation/
The National Center for Voice and Speech. (n.d.). Voice Qualities http://www.ncvs.org/ncvs/tutorials/voiceprod/tutorial/quality.html
Tool For Clear Speech. Speaking Rate. Baruch College. 2023 https://tfcs.baruch.cuny.edu/speaking-rate/
Osbone, D. (2012). Teacher-Talk: A Sociolinguistic Variable http://eca.state.gov/forum/vols/vol37/no2/p10.htm)
Communication Skills (2012). First Things First, http://ucat.osu.edu/read/teaching/international/international_communicationfirst.html
Kelch, K. (1985). Modified input as an aid to comprehension. Studies in Second Language Acqui-sition
Dahl, D. (1981). The role of experience in speech modifications for second language learners. Minnesota Papers in Linguistics and Philosophy of Language
Holland, R. and T. Shortall. 2000. Classroom Research and Research Methods. Centre for English Language Studies. Birmingham University. (edited)
Flesch Kincaid
Dunham, Sabrina. Lee, E. Persky, A.M. (August 8, 2020P The Psychology of Following Instructions and Its Implications. American Journal of Pharmeceutical Education. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7473227/
Falanga, Carmine R. Europass Teacher Academy. (May 4, 2023). 6 Public Speaking Tips for Teachers. https://www.teacheracademy.eu/blog/public-speaking-for-teachers/
Gacey, Lori. February 16, 2021 Who’s Doing the Talking in Our Classrooms? Technotes. https://blog.tcea.org/whos-doing-the-talking-in-our-classrooms/
Gathercole, S.E. & Alloway, T.P. (2008) Working Memory and Learning: A Practical Guide for Teachers Sage Publications, Ltd. Simplify Classroom Language. http://www.speechlanguage-resources.com/simplify-classroom-language.html
Lane, H.B., & Allen, S. (2010, February). The Vocabulary-Rich Classroom: Modeling Sophisticated Word Use to Promote Word Consciousness and Vocabulary Growth. The Reading Teacher, 63(5), 362–370. https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/vocabulary/articles/vocabulary-rich-classroom-modeling-sophisticated-word-use-promote-word
Sword, Rosalyn. Effective Communication in the Classroom: Skills for Teachers. (November 16, 2020.) High Speed Training. https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/communication-skills-for-teachers/
Hands Raised References
Boeheim, Ricardo, Urdan, T. Knogler, M. Seidel, T. June 24, 2020. Student hand-raising as an indicator of behavioral engagement and its role in classroom learning. Science Direct. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0361476X2030059X
Goodfellow, Riley. Raising your hand shouldn’t be the only way to participate in class. March 7, 2022. The GW Hatchet. https://gwhatchet.com/2022/03/07/raising-your-hand-shouldnt-be-the-only-way-to-participate-in-class/
Quora. Why is hand raising important in school?https://www.quora.com/Why-is-hand-raising-important-in-school
Thompson, Van, What are the Effects of Raising Hands in Class? September 8, 2022. https://www.theclassroom.com/effects-raising-hands-class-17739.html
Movement References
Aguiar Jr, A. S., Castro, A. A., Moreira, E. L., Glaser, V., Santos, A. R. S., Tasca, C. I., Latini, A., Prediger, R. D. S. (2011). Short bouts of mild-intensity physical exercise improve spatial learning and memory in aging rats: Involvement of hippocampal plasticity via AKT, CREB and BDNF signaling. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 132(11-12), 560-567. The Learning Center. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Movement and Learning
Benden, Mark A., Mehta, R., Shortz, A. Standing up for Learning: A Pilot Investigation on the Neurocognitive Benefits of Stand-Biased School Desks. Dec. 22, 2015 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/1/59/htm
Erwin, H. E., Beighle, A., Routen, A., & Montemayor, B. (2017). Perceptions of using standing desks in a middle school classroom. Health Promotion Practice. doi:10.1177/1524839917730046.https://blog.moving-minds.com/2017/10/12/standing-desks-classroom/
The 6 Best Ways to Incorporate Movement Into Your Lessons. InClass September 28, 2022 https://www.azk12.org/Homeroom-IncorporateMovement
Thinking on Your Feet: Cognitive Function Improves When Using Standing Up to Learn. January 14, 2016. https://neurosciencenews.com/cognition-standing-learning-3435/
Gender References
Alber, Rebecca. Edutopia. January 27, 2017. Gender Equity in the Classroom. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/gender-equity-classroom-rebecca-alber#:~:text=Gender%20Disparity%3A%20Participation&text=In%20my%20many%20observations%20of,writing%20or%20the%20class%20texts.
Johnson, Jesse. Teach Thought Staff. November 5, 2022. 6 Ways You Can Promote Gender Equality in Your Classroom. https://www.teachthought.com/education/promote-gender-equality/
Noguera, Pedro. July 8, 2019. The Holdsworth Center. Equity isn’t just a slogan. It should transform the way we educate kids. https://holdsworthcenter.org/blog/equity-isnt-just-a-slogan/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2KitBhCIARIsAPPMEhJlpYvIN5-YKHAcFFYKqySTplfm2tsGR0zidC8ZOT1kWOn3A4-RIAYaApYJEALw_wcB
Parks, Clint. National Geographic Society. October 19, 2023. Women Fighting Stereotypes and Systemic Discrimination in STEM. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/women-fighting-stereotypes-and-systemic-discrimination-stem/
Waterford.org. How to Encourage Gender Equity and Equality in the Classroom. July 16, 2020. https://www.waterford.org/education/gender-equality-in-the-classroom/