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Thomas, Corey; Goering, Christian Z. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2018
This article examines and offers insights to a year of Socratic circles in the context of a world history classroom. Grounding this practice in relevant research before offering examples from the classroom and providing advice to practitioners, this discussion strategy offers an antidote to the often divisive and destructive examples of…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, World History, Reflection
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Florescu, Mihaela Hrisa; Pop-Pacurar, Irina – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2016
The aim of this paper is to identify the students' and faculty members' perspective on teaching communication aspects and dynamics, and also to predict pattern changes that may improve communication effectiveness at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Particularly, we were interested to find out to what extent the "fear of giving the wrong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, College Students
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Wangru, Cao – International Education Studies, 2016
Questioning is one of the most frequently used strategies in classroom teaching, as well as the most influential teaching skill. It is a useful way for teachers to output information, to convey information and to obtain feedback from students. Teachers can also use it to communicate with their students. Effective questioning in class can encourage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Strategies, Teaching Methods, Questioning Techniques
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Dös, Bülent; Bay, Erdal; Aslansoy, Ceyda; Tiryaki, Betül; Çetin, Nurgül; Duman, Cevahir – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
Questioning has been utilized as a critical assessment tool for centuries. It has been thought that there is a relationship between asking good questions and effective teaching. In order to analyze teachers' questioning strategies from various aspects, this study was conducted during the 2014-2015 academic year with 170 primary school teachers…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Primary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Van Booven, Christopher D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Building on the "questioning-based discourse analytical" framework developed by Singapore-based science educator and discourse analyst, Christine Chin, this study investigated the extent to which fifth-grade science teachers' use of questions with either an authoritative or dialogic orientation differentially restricted or expanded the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Inquiry, Active Learning, Questioning Techniques
Goodwin, Stephanie S.; And Others – 1983
A guide to help instructors improve or review their questioning skills is presented, with a focus on devising appropriate questions and interpersonal skills that maximize student responses. Questions that entail knowledge, comprehension, and simple application levels are distinguished from questions requiring complex application (e.g., analysis…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, College Instruction
Ehrman, Madeline E. – 1996
The book discusses in detail a variety of practical and theoretical issues in identifying and addressing second language learning problems. Intended primarily for classroom teachers working with late teenagers or adults, it focuses on learning styles, affective factors, and learning strategies. Real and composite case studies are presented…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Research