Verbal Behavior of Students
This week, during a review session, I chose to look at the verbal behavior of students, which I thought would be the best time to find out what students talk about during class. In the link below, I have included a map of the classroom as well as the gender of each student and what types of conversations were said during class. Verbal Behavior of Students When I went over the data I collected, I found that 15 students, or 60% of students, used their voice during class. I noticed that the students in the front two seats on the left side were paying more attention to what was going on, but the people on the right side were generally talking about non-subject matter when I walked by. There were a few students that were asking Ms. Resourceful questions or answering questions that were addressed to the class, but didn't actually say much at all. The talkers were either in a physical activity, football, or just really didn't care about the class. They mainly sat around the outsi...