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Publication Date: 1995
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What Can We Learn from Students' Questions?
Commeyras, Michelle
Theory into Practice, v34 n2 p101-06 Spr 1995
Creating opportunities and encouraging student-centered questioning requires a special teacher-student dynamic. Students need to be empowered to ask questions. The article explores what teachers can learn from questions students ask, focusing on learning outcomes for teachers, and using a second-grade lesson on Harriet Tubman as an example. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Constructivism (Learning), Discovery Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary School Teachers, Inquiry, Primary Education, Questioning Techniques, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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