Which one of the following is not related to Flander’s interaction analysis…
2018
Which one of the following is not related to Flander’s interaction analysis system?
- A.
Student talk
- B.
Guardian talk
- C.
Teacher talk
- D.
Silence
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Correct answer: B
Flanders' Interaction Analysis Categories System (FIAC), developed by Ned A. Flanders, is a classroom-observation technique that codes verbal classroom interaction, every three seconds, into ten categories grouped under three broad heads: Teacher Talk, Student Talk, and Silence or Confusion.
Mapping each option against Flanders' ten categories:
Teacher talk falls under the seven Teacher Talk categories (categories 1-7), covering things like questioning, lecturing, giving directions, and using students' ideas.
Student talk falls under the two Student Talk categories (categories 8-9): student-talk-response and student-talk-initiation.
Silence is explicitly category 10 of the scheme, covering pauses or periods of confusion during observation.
Guardian talk has no category in this ten-category scheme, since Flanders built the instrument to record only verbal exchange occurring inside the classroom between teacher and students.
Cross-check: because every one of Flanders' ten categories describes classroom-internal teacher or student speech (or silence), any interaction that occurs outside that boundary -- such as a teacher's conversation with a guardian -- cannot belong to the scheme, confirming which option falls outside Flanders' interaction analysis system.