In this study, we tried to find implications by analyzing the inquiry questions generated by science gifted students and the answers to the questions in order to prepare effective teaching methods for creating inquiry questions and writing answers. Th...
In this study, we tried to find implications by analyzing the inquiry questions generated by science gifted students and the answers to the questions in order to prepare effective teaching methods for creating inquiry questions and writing answers. The main research questions are: first, what types of inquiry questions do elementary science gifted students generate in question-generating strategy-based reading activities, and what is the frequency of each type; and what is the frequency for each level. This study was conducted on 60 elementary science gifted students from S University's affiliated gifted education center, who were selected as a non-grade system.
Five evaluators prepared evaluation criteria using the results of the 2021 question-based reading activities and selected 5 books to be used for the assignment. Science gifted students submitted assignments after reading one book per month, and read a total of 5 books and performed 5 assignments. The 300 exploratory questions and 600 inquiry plans created in this way were analyzed, and the type and frequency of inquiry questions, the characteristics and levels of inquiry plans, and the frequency by level were examined. The results of the study are as follows.
First, as a result of analyzing the types of inquiry questions and the frequency of each type, science gifted students made a total of 6 types of inquiry questions in the question generation strategy-based reading activity. Among the six types, the questions that reached the learning goal of the inquiry question were 'information search question', 'practical inquiry question', and 'content application question', and the questions that did not reach the learning goal were 'question unrelated to the book content' and 'question type'. 'Questions that do not fit' and 'Questions overlapping with example questions'. Looking at the frequency of questions that reached and failed to reach the learning goal, the number of inquiry questions that reached the learning goal was 165 (54%). As a result of comparing the frequency of each question type, practical inquiry questions were the most frequent among the questions that reached the learning goal, and it was judged that this was influenced by the description method of the selected book. Comparing the frequency of questions that did not reach the learning goal, most of the questions were created by confusing the concepts of inquiry questions. Second, as a result of analyzing the characteristics, levels, and frequency of inquiry plans, science gifted students were characterized by mainly writing the experiment process when creating inquiry plans. In addition, there was a difference between the science gifted students in the degree to which the research plan was detailed, the degree to which feasible research methods were planned, and the degree to which knowledge was utilized. Therefore, based on this, the evaluation domains of 'specificity', 'feasibility', and 'knowledge utilization' were created, and evaluation criteria of 'excellent', 'average', and 'insufficient' were established for each domain. When analyzing the level of specificity and the frequency by level, there were many cases where only one of the experimental environment, preparations, (variable) conditions, method, experimental process, result drawing, and conclusion were written. As a result of analyzing the frequency by level of the feasibility area, there were many cases where science gifted students wrote the overall experiment process, but could not establish a feasible measurement and investigation plan or method. After dividing the inquiry plan into levels according to the level of knowledge utilization and examining the frequency, it was found that there were many cases where the knowledge inside and outside the book was not utilized, and it was difficult to write a plan using the knowledge.
Based on the results of this study, the following suggestions are made for effective inquiry generation and response writing education. First, it is necessary to conduct a qualitative study on the process of student inquiry question generation in order to effectively guide inquiry generation in question generation strategy-based reading activities. Second, qualitative research on the process of drafting an inquiry plan is needed to provide effective feedback on the inquiry plan. Third, since the reading activity based on the question generation strategy provides an experience of actively creating and answering questions rather than passive participants, it is necessary to study the preparation of reading assignments that can be applied to general students as well as gifted students.