Abstract:Abstract. This paper presents a small-scale study that examines the relationship between spoken and written discourse among master's level teacher candidates at an urban American university. It analyzes the writing of teacher candidates before and after the introduction of a student-centered, group interaction methodology, the Nominal Group Technique. Some of the specific areas assessed are the relationship between what students said in their groups and what they wrote in essays, interaction dynamics among tea… Show more
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