How can teachers work more slowly to elicit more thinking from students?
It makes sense to slow down a little and give students a chance to think. The longer you wait, the better the reward...
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Mary Budd Rowe (Bianchini, 2008)[/caption]
Professor Mary Budd Rowe was an American educator and researcher, best known for her "wait time" work are. The longer a teacher waits before insisting students answer a question, the more inference and learning can be harnessed.
