Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit

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dc.contributor.advisorWalton, Marionen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorBotha, Adeleen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRobbins, Bonitaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-15T10:31:18Z
dc.date.available2015-09-15T10:31:18Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to explore the interaction between learners and tutors in Dr Math, a mathematics tutoring project that uses instant messaging and the mobile application, MXit. There is currently little computer-mediated communication research available about the uses of mobile instant messaging for mathematics tutoring. This study utilizes the Exchange Structure Analysis model (ESA), adopted from Lim (2006) to explore tutoring interactions between Dr Math learners and tutors over a short period. A quantitative analysis of turn-taking in tutoring interactions during February is used to identify the characteristic roles of tutors and learners; their strategies for controlling and directing dialogue; and the kinds of pragmatic moves that are used during the scaffolding of mathematics learning, as revealed by the Dr Math log for the month of February, 2010. The log consisted of N= 6084 turns in interactions between 190 learners, who interacted with three different tutors.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRobbins, B. (2013). <i>Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14007en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRobbins, Bonita. <i>"Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14007en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRobbins, B. 2013. Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Robbins, Bonita AB - The aim of this study was to explore the interaction between learners and tutors in Dr Math, a mathematics tutoring project that uses instant messaging and the mobile application, MXit. There is currently little computer-mediated communication research available about the uses of mobile instant messaging for mathematics tutoring. This study utilizes the Exchange Structure Analysis model (ESA), adopted from Lim (2006) to explore tutoring interactions between Dr Math learners and tutors over a short period. A quantitative analysis of turn-taking in tutoring interactions during February is used to identify the characteristic roles of tutors and learners; their strategies for controlling and directing dialogue; and the kinds of pragmatic moves that are used during the scaffolding of mathematics learning, as revealed by the Dr Math log for the month of February, 2010. The log consisted of N= 6084 turns in interactions between 190 learners, who interacted with three different tutors. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit TI - Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14007 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14007
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRobbins B. Extending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXit. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14007en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Educationen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEducationen_ZA
dc.titleExtending the dialogue : interactional and multimodal strategies in synchronous mobile mathematics tutoring on MXiten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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