The impact of sociocultural dialectical method on students' behavioral, cognitive and emotional engagement

This study aimed to determine the impact of sociocultural dialectical method (SDM) on students' behavioral, cognitive and emotional engagement. The study adopted a one sample semi-structured research model in gathering and analyzing data. The sample involved three teachers' classroom practices. The study has two main stages. In the first stage, the teachers' classroom practice was video recorded. In the second phase, the teachers were asked to use sociocultural dialectic method in their practices and those practices were again videotaped. The practices were then analyzed according to the table depicting operational definitions for emergent codes. The teachers' classroom practices were then examined and each of them become a case for analysis. The results indicated that SDM had a positiveimpact on students' behavioral, cognitive and emotional engagement. Furthermore, in three classes, SDM based instruction caused an increase in the number of students that engaged well in class discussions. Keywords: Sociocultural Dialectical Method, Behavioral Engagement, Cognitive Engagement, Emotional Engagement.