A Systematic Review of Dialogue-Based Teaching Intervention in Chinese Classrooms

Purpose In the past few decades, dialogic pedagogy has been highly valued and promoted in classrooms globally. Although studies examining dialogue-based pedagogical practices in China are still limited, recent studies have indicated that dialogue-based teaching interventions can be successfully impl...

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Main Authors: Yixuan Zheng (郑艺璇), Yuchen Shi (石雨晨)
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-06-01
Series:ECNU Review of Education
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311241310880
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description Purpose In the past few decades, dialogic pedagogy has been highly valued and promoted in classrooms globally. Although studies examining dialogue-based pedagogical practices in China are still limited, recent studies have indicated that dialogue-based teaching interventions can be successfully implemented in China, countering stereotypes that view Chinese classrooms as authoritative and full of rote learning. This review examined the dialogue-based teaching interventions conducted in Chinese elementary and secondary schools. Design/Approach/Methods Twenty-six empirical studies were selected following two rounds of screening and referential backtracking. A systematic analysis of these studies was framed around three themes: disciplinary fields, effects on students, and factors that contribute to the effects. Findings Dialogue-based teaching interventions conducted in Chinese classrooms were mostly integrated with school subject fields. These interventions exert both cognitive and noncognitive effects on Chinese students, with the greatest cognitive effect involving higher-order thinking skills, and the greatest non-cognitive effect involving student engagement in classroom learning. Originality/Value This review adopts the term “dialogue-based teaching” to integrate seemingly disparate sociocultural instructional approaches and intervention studies conducted in China. Our goal is to provide more relevant references for future researchers to carry out teacher professional development programs, thereby holding the potential to scale up dialogue-based teaching in China.
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spelling doaj-art-1e7138b2379e4e99b4e54294d4a01ffc2025-08-20T02:33:43ZengSAGE PublishingECNU Review of Education2096-53112632-17422025-06-01810.1177/20965311241310880A Systematic Review of Dialogue-Based Teaching Intervention in Chinese ClassroomsYixuan Zheng (郑艺璇)Yuchen Shi (石雨晨)Purpose In the past few decades, dialogic pedagogy has been highly valued and promoted in classrooms globally. Although studies examining dialogue-based pedagogical practices in China are still limited, recent studies have indicated that dialogue-based teaching interventions can be successfully implemented in China, countering stereotypes that view Chinese classrooms as authoritative and full of rote learning. This review examined the dialogue-based teaching interventions conducted in Chinese elementary and secondary schools. Design/Approach/Methods Twenty-six empirical studies were selected following two rounds of screening and referential backtracking. A systematic analysis of these studies was framed around three themes: disciplinary fields, effects on students, and factors that contribute to the effects. Findings Dialogue-based teaching interventions conducted in Chinese classrooms were mostly integrated with school subject fields. These interventions exert both cognitive and noncognitive effects on Chinese students, with the greatest cognitive effect involving higher-order thinking skills, and the greatest non-cognitive effect involving student engagement in classroom learning. Originality/Value This review adopts the term “dialogue-based teaching” to integrate seemingly disparate sociocultural instructional approaches and intervention studies conducted in China. Our goal is to provide more relevant references for future researchers to carry out teacher professional development programs, thereby holding the potential to scale up dialogue-based teaching in China.https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311241310880
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