The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of classroom dialogues among Kindergarteners in the classrooms, which were structuralized based on the types of class design. The subjects in this study were the
Kindergarteners in classes o...
The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of classroom dialogues among Kindergarteners in the classrooms, which were structuralized based on the types of class design. The subjects in this study were the
Kindergarteners in classes of age 7 in two different kindergartens located in the city of B. Classroom observation data, teacher interview data, this researcher s journal and activity plans were gathered, and the collected data were analyzed by an inductive method, which was one of qualitative analyses.
The findings of the study were as follows: The structure, regularity and repertory of their dialogues depended on the types of class design. They had a talk to keep order and keep playing while they engaged in free-choice activities, and the kind of dialogue that aimed to ensure the smooth progression of classes took place during whole-group activities. In small- group activities, activity emerged tasks served as media to stir up dialogue between the Kindergarteners and their teachers. The verbal classroom dialogue of the Kindergarteners and their teachers
showed that they were building their identity as group members.