Asking the Right Questions

Autor/in	Lord, Rob
Titel	Asking the Right Questions
Quelle	In: Primary Science, (2011) 117, S.13-15 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0269-2465
Schlagwörter	Student Teachers; Learning Strategies; Foreign Countries; Elementary School Science; Urban Schools; Elementary School Students; English (Second Language); Questioning Techniques; Inquiry; Teaching Methods; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Ausland; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	As a student teacher at Nottingham Trent University, the author explored the issues surrounding children asking investigable questions in science and the repertoire of strategies that could be employed by teachers in the classroom to support this process. His project was carried out in an inner-city primary school in Nottingham. The four focus children involved were part of a mixed year 1 and 2 class (ages 5-7) in which the majority of children had English as an additional language (EAL). The Early Years Foundation Stage framework in England (DCSF, 2008) highlights the significance of children asking questions at a young age: children should be supported to "ask questions about why things happen and how things work". This is then continued into the National Curriculum where children should be taught to "ask questions and decide how they might find answers to them". In order to ask questions in science, children need to develop an attitude of curiosity. Biddulph, Symington and Osborne proposed four ways of stimulating this attitude and encouraging questioning. These include "providing students with suitable stimuli, modelling question-asking, developing a receptive classroom atmosphere and including question-asking in evaluation." In this article, the author encourages EAL children to ask investigable questions in science. (Contains 2 figures and 3 boxes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Association for Science Education. College Lane Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AA, UK. Tel: +44-1-707-283000; Fax: +44-1-707-266532; e-mail: info@ase.org.uk; Web site: http://www.ase.org.uk
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10