A proposal and analysis of students questions
Abstract
In this paper a method to analyze students’ questions based in the distinction between presuppo-sition and request establish by Graesser, Mc Mahen y Johnson, is presented. The presupposition is analyzed in relation with the content and the request focus on the scientific explanation components (Pickett, Kolasa y Jones ,Kolasa y Jones et al, 1994. Using this method lower high school students (12-14 years- old)’ questions when studying the water cycle are analyzed. Using this method different comprehension levels regarding the knowl-edge about the water cycle were characterized as well as various questioning levels, establishing diverse scientific reasoning students’ levels. These results also validate our methodological approach.