interaction patterns n
in teaching, the ways in which students work together in class, such as
whole class, pair work, group work, and individual work.
interactiveadj
(in computer assisted instruction) describes the ability of a user to
“communicate” (or “interact”) with a computer. Lessons in CAI materials
may involve a question on the computer, a response from the student, and
feedback from the computer telling the student if the answer is correct. In
CAI such activities are said to be “interactive”.
interactive listeningn
in teaching listening, an emphasis on listening as involving an active inter-
play between a listener and a text or between a listener and a speaker.
interactive model of reading n
a model of reading that views reading as a combination of both bottom-up
and top-down processes. Reading is seen as an active process involving the
reader in ongoing interaction with a text as he or she reads. Both top-down
and bottom-up processing occur, in an order that depends upon the topic
and the reader’s background knowledge.
interactive processingn
a theory of reading comprehension that sees reading as involving both the
accurate and sequential understanding of text based on identification of the
meanings of words and sentences in the text ( i.e. bottom-up-processing) as
well as the experiences, background information, and predictions that the
reader brings to the text (i.e. top-down processing). Both kinds of process-
ing are involved and they modify and act on each other.
see also TOP-Down Processing
interactive readingn
in teaching reading, an emphasis on reading as involving an interplay
between the reader and the text.
interactive whiteboard n
a large interactive display that resembles a traditional whiteboard but
which is connected to a computer and projector, and can also be connected
to a video recorder and DVD player. They are used in a variety of classroom
settings and can serve to complement or even replace textbook-based teach-
ing. Software loaded into the connected personal computer allows the user
to write on the interactive whiteboard in digital ink or use a computer to
interactive whiteboard