Methods & Strategies: Encouraging Student-Generated Questioning

Autor/inn/en	Cellitti, Jessica; Wright, Christopher
Titel	Methods & Strategies: Encouraging Student-Generated Questioning
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 57 (2019) 4, S.76-79 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Questioning Techniques; Inquiry; Engineering; Classroom Environment; Interdisciplinary Approach; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Elementary School Science; National Standards; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary School Students; Discussion (Teaching Technique) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Maschinenbau; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	One of the guiding principles highlighted in "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" (NRC 2012) states that "children are born investigators," claiming that students construct their own understanding of the natural world even before they learn about it in formal learning settings. Even if students lack a thorough understanding, their curiosity encourages them to ask questions and to consider solutions to problems they encounter. This belief encourages teachers to to cultivate classroom cultures that position students' ideas, knowledge, and abilities first, and encourages them to contemplate scientific and engineering solutions for problems currently facing our society. Toward the goal of creating this classroom culture, teachers have turned to integrated science and engineering curricula that are free and readily available through various online outlets. However, in a recent content analysis study, the authors investigated 52 of these free and readily available lesson activities across four different integrated science and engineering units designed for grade 3-5 students and found a lack of support for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Lead States 2013) science and engineering practice (SEP) of asking questions and defining a problem. Findings from this analysis suggest that this practice is often overlooked and lessons continue to rely on teacher driven questions or teacher-generated problems. The goal of this article is to consider ways teachers can highlight the practice of asking questions and defining problems within grades 3-5 by making minor adjustments to lessons that have a big impact on encouraging question development. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01