This study mainly purposes to investigate pre-service teachers thoughts about teachers
questions in effective teaching context. In order to investigate this, a descriptive study through survey was
used as research approach. 113 pre-service teachers were the participants of the study and they were given
a questionnaire including both closed-ended and open-ended questions. Data based on closed questions
were analyzed statistically whereas data based on open-ended question was analyzed through content
analyses. Mainly, the results of the study indicated that evaluation of learning is very important facility of
questioning according to pre-service teachers. In addition, subject knowledge was the most stated factor
which affects questioning and motivating students was the most common pointed reason of the preservice teachers to use questioning.
Key words: pre-service teachers, teachers, teaching, questions, teacher education.
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