p.s. And best for the new year to you and all XMCA.
On Wed, 31 Dec 1997, David R. Russell wrote:
>
> His central finding is that what he terms dialogic instruction-based on
> open-ended discussion about literature rather than recitation-had a strong
> correlation with learning. This is especially telling since the average
> class engaged in less than one minute of it a day. Open-ended discussion
> unrelated to literature had a negative effect on learning (which may
> suggest why there were similar rates of open-ended questioning in all
> tracks, but greater learning in high track classes, where authentic
> questions were focused on literature). In general, extended writing
> enhanced recall and understanding, short answer writing degraded recall and
> understanding.
>