Teaching Children to Ask Operational Questions in Science.

Allison, A. Wayne; Shrigley, Robert L.

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ERIC Number: EJ332058

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Publication Date: 1986

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Teaching Children to Ask Operational Questions in Science.

Allison, A. Wayne; Shrigley, Robert L.

Science Education, v70 n1 p73-80 Jan 1986

Determined if the number of operational questions asked by fifth- and sixth-grade students (N=72) increased by teacher modeling or by practice at writing such questions. One finding is that students experiencing two types of teacher modeling asked more operational questions than students in a control group. (JN)

Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades, Questioning Techniques, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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