Investigating Instructor Talk in Novel Contexts: Widespread Use, Unexpected Categories, and an Emergent Sampling Strategy

Colin D Harrison; Tiffy A Nguyen; Shannon B Seidel; Alycia M Escobedo; Courtney Hartman; Katie Lam; Kristen S Liang; Miranda Martens; Gigi N Acker; Susan F Akana; Brad Balukjian; Hilary P Benton; J R Blair; Segal M Boaz; Katharyn E Boyer; Jason B Bram; Laura W Burrus; Dana T Byrd; Natalia Caporale; Edward J Carpenter; Yee-Hung M Chan; Lily Chen; Amy Chovnick; Diana S Chu; Bryan K Clarkson; Sara E Cooper; Catherine J Creech; José R de la Torre; Wilfred F Denetclaw; Kathleen Duncan; Amelia S Edwards; Karen Erickson; Megumi Fuse; Joseph J Gorga; Brinda Govindan; L Jeanette Green; Paul Z Hankamp; Holly E Harris; Zheng-Hui He; Stephen B Ingalls; Peter D Ingmire; J Rebecca Jacobs; Mark Kamakea; Rhea R Kimpo; Jonathan D Knight; Sara K Krause; Lori E Krueger; Terrye L Light; Lance Lund; Leticia M Márquez-Magaña; Briana K McCarthy; Linda McPheron; Vanessa C Miller-Sims; Christopher A Moffatt; Pamela C Muick; Paul H Nagami; Gloria Nusse; K M Okimura; Sally G Pasion; Robert Patterson; Pleuni S Pennings; Blake Riggs; Joseph M Romeo; Scott W Roy; Tatiane Russo-Tait; Lisa M Schultheis; Lakshmikanta Sengupta; Greg S Spicer; Andrea Swei; Jennifer M Wade; Julia K Willsie; Loretta A Kelley; Melinda T Owens; Gloriana Trujillo; Carmen Domingo; Jeffrey N Schinske; Kimberly D Tanner

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Investigating Instructor Talk in Novel Contexts: Widespread Use, Unexpected Categories, and an Emergent Sampling Strategy

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Investigating Instructor Talk in Novel Contexts: Widespread Use, Unexpected Categories, and an Emergent Sampling Strategy

Colin D Harrison, Tiffy A Nguyen, Shannon B Seidel, Alycia M Escobedo, Courtney Hartman, Katie Lam, Kristen S Liang, Miranda Martens, Gigi N Acker, Susan F Akana, …

CBE life sciences education, Vol.18(3), pp.ar47-ar47

09/2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.18-10-0215

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:4937

PMCID: PMC6755320

PMID: 31469624

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Biology - education

Faculty

Learning

Students

Humans

Curriculum

Data Collection

Teaching

Instructor Talk-noncontent language used by instructors in classrooms-is a recently defined and promising variable for better understanding classroom dynamics. Having previously characterized the Instructor Talk framework within the context of a single course, we present here our results surrounding the applicability of the Instructor Talk framework to noncontent language used by instructors in novel course contexts. We analyzed Instructor Talk in eight additional biology courses in their entirety and in 61 biology courses using an emergent sampling strategy. We observed widespread use of Instructor Talk with variation in the amount and category type used. The vast majority of Instructor Talk could be characterized using the originally published Instructor Talk framework, suggesting the robustness of this framework. Additionally, a new form of Instructor Talk-Negatively Phrased Instructor Talk, language that may discourage students or distract from the learning process-was detected in these novel course contexts. Finally, the emergent sampling strategy described here may allow investigation of Instructor Talk in even larger numbers of courses across institutions and disciplines. Given its widespread use, potential influence on students in learning environments, and ability to be sampled, Instructor Talk may be a key variable to consider in future research on teaching and learning in higher education.

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Title: Investigating Instructor Talk in Novel Contexts: Widespread Use, Unexpected Categories, and an Emergent Sampling Strategy
Creators: Colin D Harrison - School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332
Tiffy A Nguyen - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Shannon B Seidel - Department of Biology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447
Alycia M Escobedo - Department of Education, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Courtney Hartman - Department of Biology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447
Katie Lam - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Kristen S Liang - School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Miranda Martens - Department of Biology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447
Gigi N Acker - Department of Biology, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA 95014
Susan F Akana - Department of Biology, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94112
Brad Balukjian - Department of Biology, Merritt College, Oakland, CA 94619
Hilary P Benton - Department of Biology, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
J R Blair - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Segal M Boaz - Department of Biology, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA 94551
Katharyn E Boyer - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Jason B Bram - Department of Biology, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA 95014
Laura W Burrus - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Dana T Byrd - Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
Natalia Caporale - Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
Edward J Carpenter - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Yee-Hung M Chan - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Lily Chen - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Amy Chovnick - Department of Biology, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA 94551
Diana S Chu - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Bryan K Clarkson - Division of Biological Sciences, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Sara E Cooper - Biological and Health Sciences, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Catherine J Creech - Department of Biology, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 97030
José R de la Torre - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Wilfred F Denetclaw - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Kathleen Duncan - Biological and Health Sciences, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Amelia S Edwards - Department of Biology, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Karen Erickson - Department of Biology, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Megumi Fuse - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Joseph J Gorga - Division of Biological Sciences, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Brinda Govindan - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
L Jeanette Green - Science and Technology Division, Cañada College, Redwood City, CA 94061
Paul Z Hankamp - Department of Biology, College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA 94402
Holly E Harris - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Zheng-Hui He - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Stephen B Ingalls - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Peter D Ingmire - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
J Rebecca Jacobs - Biological and Health Sciences, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Mark Kamakea - Department of Biology, Chabot College, Hayward, CA 94545
Rhea R Kimpo - Department of Biology, Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA 94609
Jonathan D Knight - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Sara K Krause - Department of Biology, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA 92069
Lori E Krueger - Department of Biological Sciences, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA 95819
Terrye L Light - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Lance Lund - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Leticia M Márquez-Magaña - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Briana K McCarthy - Department of Biology, Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA 94565
Linda McPheron - Department of Biology, Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA 94704
Vanessa C Miller-Sims - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Christopher A Moffatt - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Pamela C Muick - Department of Biology, Solano College, Fairfield, CA 94534
Paul H Nagami - Department of Biology, Holy Names University, Oakland, CA 94619
Gloria Nusse - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
K M Okimura - Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Sally G Pasion - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Robert Patterson - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Pleuni S Pennings - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Blake Riggs - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Joseph M Romeo - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Scott W Roy - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Tatiane Russo-Tait - College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
Lisa M Schultheis - Department of Biology, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Lakshmikanta Sengupta - Department of Biology, College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA 94402
Greg S Spicer - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Andrea Swei - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Jennifer M Wade - Department of Biology, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA 02115
Julia K Willsie - Division of Biological Sciences, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Loretta A Kelley - Kelley, Petterson, and Associates, San Francisco, CA 94127
Melinda T Owens - Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
Gloriana Trujillo - Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
Carmen Domingo - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Jeffrey N Schinske - Department of Biology, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Kimberly D Tanner - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132
Academic Unit: Department of Biological Sciences
Publisher: United States
Publication Details: 09/2019
Grant note: 52007556 / Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Identifiers: 99257847411901671; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:4937; https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.18-10-0215
Language: English