Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal
Vol 12, No 2 (2022)

The Questioning Techniques of Primary School Mathematics Teachers in their Journey to Incorporate Dialogic Teaching

Rosni Othman (Sekolah Rendah Kapok, Ministry of Education)
Masitah Shahrill ((SCOPUS ID: 55873798300), Universiti Brunei Darussalam)
Roslinawati Roslan (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam)
Farida Nurhasanah (Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Nordiana Zakir (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam)
Daniel Asamoah (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2022

Abstract

Questioning is one of the critical repertoires in dialogic teaching. Teachers who set dialogic classrooms need to be able to use questioning effectively. Effective questioning techniques by teachers improve teacher-student instructional dialogues in primary school mathematics classrooms. In this study, the questioning practices of three primary school mathematics teachers were analysed in their journey to incorporate dialogic teaching. Data were gathered through lesson observations, video recordings and teacher interviews. The three teachers’ classroom discourses were transcribed verbatim, and teachers’ questions were analysed to find out the types of questions, how the teachers asked the questions and the feedback given to the student’s responses. Findings from this study indicated that the three teachers used effective questioning techniques in ensuring dialogic teaching, with focusing, genuine enquiry, and closed testing questions being the most predominant. The teachers portrayed positive attitudes towards dialogic teaching and shared their comprehensive understanding of the approach.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

seamej

Publisher

Subject

Mathematics

Description

The Journal invites original research articles and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The whole spectrum of research in mathematics education are welcome, which includes, but is not limited to the following topics: Realistic Mathematics Education Realistic Mathematics ...