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Teachers' Use of Focus Questions in German Biology Classrooms: A Video-Based Naturalistic Study
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Nawani, Jigna; Kotzebue, Lena; Rixius, Julia; Graml, Michael; Neuhaus, Birgit J. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
This study investigated the effects of teachers' use of "focus questions" on students' knowledge structures and classroom teaching-learning process by re-analyzing selected data from a quasi-experimental pre-post video study (Wadouh, 2007). Focus questions are content-related anchoring questions highlighting the key content taught in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Biology
The Effect of Knowledge Linking Levels in Biology Lessons upon Students' Knowledge Structure
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Wadouh, Julia; Liu, Ning; Sandmann, Angela; Neuhaus, Birgit J. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
Knowledge structure is an important aspect for defining students' competency in biology learning, but how knowledge structure is influenced by the teaching process in naturalistic biology classroom settings has scarcely been empirically investigated. In this study, 49 biology lessons in the teaching unit "blood and circulatory system" in…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes