characterized by dialogue or conversation , peer group interaction etc

2. Dialogical means -Characterized by dialogue
or Participating in dialogue.
 Dialogic teaching harnesses the power of talk
to stimulate and extend pupils’ thinking and
advance their learning and understanding.
 Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky
emphasized that all learning is located in
social, cultural and historical context,

3.  Vygotsky has helped educators to see the
centrality of language in children’s
development,
 As a result body of research that supports
the view that talk is the key to learning.
 Alexander, dialogic teaching reflects a view
that knowledge and understanding come
from analyzing ideas and exploring
values, rather than unquestioningly accepting
somebody else’s certainties.

4.  Charis Watkins identified what he calls a co-
construction model where learning is
conceptualized as creating knowledge as of
during things with others’
 He identified key aspects of his model as follows:
 -Students operate together to improve
knowledge
 -Students help each other to learn through
dialogue
 -Learning goals emerge and develop during
enquiry

5.  Dialogic teaching and Learning stems from the
following principles:
 Knowledge is not fixed.
 The dialogue between these different perspectives
leads to new understandings and new knowledge.
 Teachers and students can become move fully
engaged in learning in an environment where these
differences are respected and rigorously explored.
 Such exploration, where meanings are constructed
from the inside by learners in dialogue, rather than
imposed from the outside leads to powerful
learning.
 Learning through dialogue leads not only to content
knowledge but improved thinking skills.