ACTION RESEARCH: AUTUMN 2017
\nResearcher: Sarah Bugg: Minchinhampton
\nContext: Reception \/ Questioning (development of thinking skills)
\nDesired Outcomes:
\nThrough the activity \u201cWhat\u2019s in the box?\u201d – an activity where the children are invited to ask a series of questions to enable them to find out what is in the box – the children will develop their own questioning skills. They will understand what a question is and be able to ask a question. Some children will be able to ask a question which progresses on from a previous question.
\nEvaluation:<\/p>\n
Method 1:
\nEvaluate whether each child in the class can ask a question at the beginning of the project using an activity called, \u201cWhat\u2019s in the box?\u201d (Baseline) Provide the children with opportunities to experience the activity regularly once or twice a week. Evaluate which children are able to ask questions at the end of the action research using the activity, \u201cWhat\u2019s in the box?\u201d
\nMethod 2:<\/p>\n
Provide the children with opportunities to explore different objects and explore their properties. Evaluate the language they acquire to enrich their questioning skills.<\/p>\n
Results:<\/p>\n
During the first session of \u201cWhat\u2019s in the box?\u201d 2 children out of a class of 23 children asked a question. During the final session 20 out of 22 children asked a question. One child was absent.
\nDuring the final session half the questions (14 out of 28) were questions built on a previous question and 4 children asked a question another child had already asked.
\nThe questions in the final session demonstrated a greater understanding of the properties of objects.<\/p>\n
Conclusion:
\n1. With opportunities and practise the children who couldn\u2019t ask a question at the beginning developed the ability to ask simple questions.
\n2. During the sessions the children have begun to think independently and ask questions to gain information \u2013 evaluating what they knew and what they wanted to know next.
\n3. Enriching the children\u2019s language through exploring objects had an impact on the quality of the children\u2019s questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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