Student-Generated Questions in Literacy Education and Assessment

Maplethorpe, Lois; Kim, Hyun-Ah; Hunte, Melissa; Vincett, Megan; Jang, Eunice Eunhee

doi:10.1177/1086296x221076436

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“…This finding supports the results of a study by Taboada & Guthrie (2006) who also found that high or low question levels are associated with reading comprehension levels. Meanwhile, the quality of student questions can be determined by the ability in reading comprehension (Maplethorpe et al, 2022). The results of this study also strengthen the opinion that student questions can provide useful information for instructors about students' understanding levels (Chin, 2004).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

Students' Inquisitive Questions Predict Their Understanding of Mathematics Texts

Umah,

Asari,

Sukoriyanto

et al. 2023

Acta Sci.

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Background: Inquisitiveness plays an important role in learning. Inquisitiveness encourages a person's natural tendency to ask questions when faced with a confusing situation. However, students are often unable to generate effective questions to understand information from mathematics texts. Objectives: This study investigates the characteristics of inquisitive questions that arise from students in understanding mathematical texts and their impact on students' understanding of texts. Design: This study uses qualitative data and analysis of students' questions about mathematics texts. Setting and Participants: This research was conducted at Darul Ulum Islamic Boarding School University in Indonesia with 11 students. Data from three students as the most extreme cases were chosen for further discussion. Data collection and analysis: the data were obtained from observations of questions and student behavior during discussions, content analysis of written questions, and reading comprehension tests. Results: The types of questions students ask can be a predictor of their understanding level of math texts. Questions that are limited in depth, such as the questions about formulas and procedures, can indicate a lack of conceptual understanding and students' mathematical reasoning. The ability to raise inquisitive questions corresponds to an increase in understanding of mathematical texts. For students with high motivation to ask questions in the discussion, interventions to read carefully and write down questions in each part of the text can increase their understanding. Conclusions: Low motivation in asking inquisitive questions can be related to a lack of understanding of math texts and low academic achievement. The results of this study do not conclude a causal relationship. Investigations over a longer period of time toward more subjects may be able to provide more information.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

Students' Inquisitive Questions Predict Their Understanding of Mathematics Texts

Umah,

Asari,

Sukoriyanto

et al. 2023

Acta Sci.

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“…This finding perhaps indicates a connection between understanding educational content and the level of questions that can be asked about it. This assumption is supported by the claim in the literature that asking questions by students reflects their level of understanding the subject being studied (Bergey et al, 2022;Chin & Brown, 2002;Chin & Osborne, 2008;Maplethorpe et al, 2022;Song et al., 2017;Su & Chen, 2018;Touissi et al, 2021;Yu et al, 2013Yu et al, , 2015Yu & Liu, 2008).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 80%

Learning Styles of a Story About Sustainability: Their Effect on the Level of Questioning of Students in Primary Education

Asli,

Safi,

Shehadeh-Nasser

et al. 2023

JBSE

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The use of stories in science education can make science more interesting and engaging, illustrate concepts, and provide opportunities for contextual and meaningful learning. Also, integrating a scientific story in which the sustainability goals are incorporated can lead to increasing students’ motivation to learn as well as improve and facilitate the learning process. Having children ask questions allows the educator to learn about the child's insights, views, level of interest, motivation for learning, and knowledge. Therefore, this study focuses on the relationship between science storytelling, questioning, and sustainability among elementary school students. It compares the levels of questioning among primary students who learned a sustainability story in segments versus those who learned the story in its entirety. A quantitative study was conducted involving 120 second graders from the Arab sector in Israel. The results revealed a significant difference in the two groups’ level of questions: the students in the experimental group, who learned the story in segments, asked higher-level questions than those in the control group. The study concluded that learning a scientific story in segments proved effective in enhancing primary students' questioning ability, and that there was a notable preference for this segmented storytelling approach over traditional whole unit learning methods. Keywords: asking questions, science story, storytelling, sustainability education, text learning

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“…According to (Lois et al, 2022), In addition, students were given reading and writing comprehension tests as well as questionnaires indicating their perception of literacy, perceived understanding of the text, and interest in the text. According to hierarchical regression analysis, the quality of questions students produced was predicted by their ability to read, positive attitudes toward writing, and their level of understanding of the text, with significant correlations with text genre.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These findings suggest that language educators consider awareness of teacher assessment in their teacher education programs. In another journal, (Lois et al, 2022) said that students also completed reading and writing comprehension tests, as well as questionnaires about their attitudes towards literacy, perceived understanding of the text, and interest in the text. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that the quality of questions students produced was predicted by reading comprehension ability, positive attitudes toward writing, and level of perceived understanding of the text, with solid effects related to text genre.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing students' critical thinking abilities using the English literacy comprehension Journal: A case study in Biology Education

Nurkanti,

Santiago,

Yasundari

et al. 2023

ajst

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Students must master their critical thinking ability because it is the basis for analyzing arguments so that they can develop a reasonable mindset. In addition, the critical thinking ability to speak English is also an important thing that students must possess to face the globalization era. In its development, literacy culture has become one of the skills of the 21st century. One way to improve literacy is to understand English journals for reference needs for the preparation of scientific papers in universities. Therefore, this study aims to examine students' critical thinking skills in understanding English journals in the Biology Education seminar course. This is a case study at the private universities in the city of Bandung involving 60 students in biology education. Students are given the task of reading independently from a journal. Data collection in this study was obtained from student reports in the form of PowerPoint, assessment results, and observations. Data analysis is carried out with stages of data validity, data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. The study results showed that students' critical thinking skills in understanding English journals can be developed by integrating them into course assignments.

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Student-Generated Questions in Literacy Education and Assessment

Cited by 7 publications

References 47 publications

Students' Inquisitive Questions Predict Their Understanding of Mathematics Texts

Students' Inquisitive Questions Predict Their Understanding of Mathematics Texts

Learning Styles of a Story About Sustainability: Their Effect on the Level of Questioning of Students in Primary Education

Developing students' critical thinking abilities using the English literacy comprehension Journal: A case study in Biology Education

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