Teacher interventions in small group work in secondary mathematics and science lessons

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Table 1. Types of problem situations in group work, and interactive strategies which teachers were observed to use in dealing with them.

	‘Problem’ situation
Interactive strategy	Students are not proposing ideas	Students are proposing incorrect ideas	Students are proposing correct ideas
Making reference to ground rules	X		X
Focusing on task	X
Inviting to speak	X	X
Active listening		X
Repeating relevant ideas expressed by students		X	X
Probing and exploring students' understandings		X	X
Encouraging students to compare and test ideas		X	X
Identifying resources for thinking	X	X