Browsing by Author "Grau, Valeska"

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    Playfulness and the quality of classroom interactions in preschool
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2024) Strasser, Katherine; Balladares, Jaime; Grau, Valeska; Marín, Anneliese; Preiss, David D.; Jadue, Daniela
    © 2024 Elsevier LtdBackground: A high degree of playfulness in learning activities has been claimed to be more developmentally appropriate for young children than high structure and directivity. However, empirical support for this claim is limited. Most studies that analyze interactions associated to playfulness are correlational, which poses a problem for attributing differences to the degree of playfulness of activities. Aims: The present study sought to compare, in a controlled manner, the interactions and behaviors in prekindergarten and kindergarten classrooms during high- and low-playfulness activities. Sample: Participants were teachers, teacher aides, and 377 students in 12 classrooms (six prekindergarten and sic kindergarten) in six public schools from a low-income municipality in the capital city of a middle-income Latin American country. Methods: The behavior of children and teachers during high-playfulness and low-playfulness activities was videorecorded in two visits per classroom per game. High playfulness activities consisted of games designed by our team for this study. Videos were coded for proportion of on-task children, children exhibiting high levels of involvement, and teacher language (teaching, directiveness, warmth, humor). Data were analyzed using multilevel multiple regression to account for nesting in classrooms. Results: Children were more likely to be on-task and show high-involvement during high-playfulness activities than low-playfulness ones. Teaching and directive verbalizations were more likely during two of the low-playfulness activities, but not the rest. Responsivity and warmth were associated only with two of the games and in the opposite direction of our hypothesis. Teachers were more likely to produce humorous remarks during high-playfulness activities.
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    Relationship between shared regulation and argumentative discourse: analysis of collaborative interactions in a primary school classroom /
    (2024) Freire, Paulina; Grau, Valeska
    The purpose of this study was to explore the nature, emergence and maintenance of episodes of shared regulation and their relationship with argumentative discourse during collaborative work in the sciences. It consisted of an exploratory case study that tracked two groups in the fourth year of primary school (eight participants) through four collaborative activities. The sessions were filmed and analysed for their social regulation and argumentative discourse patterns. The frequency and length of the episodes identified and the association between regulation and argumentation were examined. Additionally, all the episodes of shared regulation of fundamental aspects of the task were further analysed. The results showed that argumentation was significantly associated with shared regulation and that counter-arguments were present when regulation focused on understanding the content. Disagreement within the group, individual regulatory behaviours and the characteristics of the activities appeared as relevant dimensions in the emergence and maintenance of the episodes of regulation of fundamental aspects of the task. The implications for educational practice and research are discussed.
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    Relationship between shared regulation and argumentative discourse: analysis of collaborative interactions in a primary school classroom / Relación entre regulación compartida y discurso argumentativo: análisis de interacciones colaborativas en un aula de educación básica
    (2024) Freire, Paulina; Grau, Valeska
    The purpose of this study was to explore the nature, emergence and maintenance of episodes of shared regulation and their relationship with argumentative discourse during collaborative work in the sciences. It consisted of an exploratory case study that tracked two groups in the fourth year of primary school (eight participants) through four collaborative activities. The sessions were filmed and analysed for their social regulation and argumentative discourse patterns. The frequency and length of the episodes identified and the association between regulation and argumentation were examined. Additionally, all the episodes of shared regulation of fundamental aspects of the task were further analysed. The results showed that argumentation was significantly associated with shared regulation and that counter-arguments were present when regulation focused on understanding the content. Disagreement within the group, individual regulatory behaviours and the characteristics of the activities appeared as relevant dimensions in the emergence and maintenance of the episodes of regulation of fundamental aspects of the task. The implications for educational practice and research are discussed.
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    Self and social regulation of learning during collaborative activities in the classroom: The interplay of individual and group cognition
    (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2012) Grau, Valeska; Whitebread, David
    The purpose of the present research was to advance the development of knowledge regarding social aspects of self-regulated learning (SRL). The study had the objective of exploring the occurrence of self and social aspects of regulation during collaborative activities within regular primary science classes. Through a multiple case study approach, 8 children organised in two work groups were videotaped working in collaborative activities during one academic semester. The findings show a general increase of SRL activity within the groups during the semester, and positive relationships between focus of the activity and type of social regulation. The study sheds light on the advantages of combining analytical and holistic analysis when researching collaborative activities in the classroom. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    The role of inner speech in the effect of argumentation among peers on learning: a case analysis
    (2024) Larrain, Antonia; Freire, Paulina; Salvat, Ignacia; Lopez, Patricia; Moran, Camila; Sanchez, Alvaro; Silva, Maximiliano; Villavicencio, Constanza; Grau, Valeska; Cerda, Barbara; Salinas, Pedro
    Different studies suggest that collaborative argumentation among peers promotes school learning, especially the comprehension of concepts. However, the available evidence shows that the relationship between argumentation and learning is not direct but instead mediated by development processes that, in turn, promote learning. The goal of this study is to understand the mediating role that the development of argumentative inner speech may play in the process of constructing knowledge through collaborative argumentation. A case study was conducted in which one child (fourth grade) was tracked throughout an entire unit in which he and his peers argued collaboratively class after class. We assessed the students individually before and after in their learning (oral and written) and written argumentation skills. The collaborative work from all the classes was videoed and analysed through discourse analysis. The student showed significant progress in both delayed learning and written argumentation compared to the group. Furthermore, the analysis of oral tests shows that the argumentative interactions that initially appeared in the discussions among peers were internalized so he could understand the concepts involved on an individual level. The article discusses the implications of these results in understanding the role of discursive interactions in school learning processes.