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?

  1. A.

    Student talk

  2. B.

    Guardian talk

  3. C.

    Teacher talk

  4. D.

    Silence

Attempted by 3 students.

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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.

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