As opposed to content specific, stand-alone applications, a Discourse classroom provides teachers with dramatic power to structure, monitor and increase the quantity and quality of work, engagement and feedback for every student in every subject. This booklet, available upon request, represents information collected about the effects and effectiveness of Discourse in a wide variety of classroom settings. The Discourse Research Compendium is divided into three sections. The first reports on the perspectives of veteran teachers who have used the technology for many years.
Teachers are the gatekeepers of classroom instruction.
Perhaps the most persuasive source of information about the benefits of the technology is whether teachers continue to value and use the technology over many years. As reported in the first section, the comments from long-term Discourse teachers are enthusiastic and positive on all counts. They also comment that the technology keeps all students active and engaged in meaningful and constructive learning. The second section of the compendium deals with research on the effectiveness of Discourse for learning. This research represents three strands of inquiry.