Abstract

This action research described how a middle school teacher integrated five discussion protocols including structured controversy, pair communication, triad protocol, personal experience panel, and Socratic seminar into her sixth-grade Language Arts classes. Collected data from three different sources indicated an overall improvement of both student conversational skills and relationship skills when various discussion protocols were implemented in the classroom. Discussions and teacher's reflections were included.

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