Pupils' questions in relation to the teacher's approach to teaching

Abstract

This theoretical-empirical paper deals with pupil questions at the beginning of school specifically focusing on the questions asked by pupils during maths classes. The aim is to examine the content of the lesson from the aspect of pupils' questions. The first part of the article focuses on the status of the pupil's question in the dialogue and specifies its standing in dialogic teaching. The pupils ' inquisitiveness at the beginning of school is reflected by the nature of the questions they ask. Pupils' questions were the subject of this research to extend knowledge about pupils' questions. The study examined lesson content from the perspective of pupils' questions and to identify types of pupils' questions. The research sample was a collection of available observations, which were used to analyse the nature of pupils ' questions identified therein. 59 children in the fourth and fifth years of primary schools and a total of 3 teachers took part in the research. Interpretation of the compiled results of observations will be the starting point for selection of research strategies during subsequent research stages concerning pupils ' questions in the future, which is to identify learning assignments when teaching mathematics that lead to the formation of pupils' questions. (C) 2019 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK