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Student questions in university discussion classes. (The scholarship of teaching and learning).

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| March 22, 2002 | Basturkmen, Helen | COPYRIGHT 2002 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Educators are often keen to promote the idea of students taking an active role in the classroom. Discussion classes, such as seminars, are a forum in which students can take an active role. Here students may initiate academic exchanges and ask questions as well as respond to the tutor's questions. Tutors may wish to identify and analyse students' questions. This paper reviews descriptions of questions in educational contexts. A description of the questions students asked in university discussion classes in one department is presented. Classification is made on the basis of function and ideas content.

 
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