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Classroom Questioning Strategies As Indicators Of Inquiry Based Science Instruction, Linda Hale Goossen
Classroom Questioning Strategies As Indicators Of Inquiry Based Science Instruction, Linda Hale Goossen
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Inquiry teaching often rests upon the assumption that through the use of questioning and response strategies, teachers can stimulate students to actively construct knowledge. Based on this hypothesis, middle-school science lessons were observed and questioning and response strategies were identified that are related to inquiry-based instruction.
Twenty-four science lessons were observed, videotaped, and ranked by inquiry characteristics other than questioning strategy. The video and audio portions of the recordings were analyzed to determine the student and teacher’s questioning and response strategies in each classroom. These strategies were then compared to teaching style, along a continuum from traditional to inquiry, to …