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. 2019 Fall;18(3):ar47. doi: 10.1187/cbe.18-10-0215

TABLE 4.

Negatively Phrased and Positively Phrased Instructor Talk frameworks

Negatively Phrased category Negatively Phrased subcategory Positively Phrased subcategory Positively Phrased category
Dismantling the Instructor/Student Relationship Ignoring Student Challenges Demonstrating Respect for Students Building the Instructor/Student Relationship
Assuming Poor Behaviors from Students Revealing Secrets to Success
Making Public Judgments about Students Boosting Self-Efficacy
Disestablishing Classroom Culture Expecting Students to Know What to Do Preframing Classroom Activities Establishing Classroom Culture
Practicing Scientific Habits of Mind
Discouraging Community Among Students Building a Biology Community among Students
Criticizing Colleagues Giving Credit to Colleagues
Encouraging Only the Right Answer Indicating That It Is Okay to Be Wrong or Disagree
Compromising Pedagogical Choices Expressing Doubt in Pedagogical Choice Supporting Learning through Teaching Choices Explaining Pedagogical Choices
Using Convenience to Drive Teaching Choices Using Student Work to Drive Teaching Choices
Connecting Biology to the Real World and Career
Teaching to a Subset of Students Discussing How People Learn
Focusing on the Grade/Short Term Fostering Learning for the Long Term
Sharing Personal Judgment Sharing Self-Judgment/Self-Pity Recounting Personal Information/Anecdotes Sharing Personal Experiences
Distancing from Student Experiences Relating to Student Experiences
Masking Science Being Implicit about the Nature of Science Being Explicit about the Nature of Science Unmasking Science
Intimidating Students from Science Promoting Diversity in Science
Fostering Wonder