It is very important to have a well-maintained teacher-student interaction in the classroom to create a positive classroom environment to help children to achieve developmental, emotional, and educational needs. One contributory factor to this situation is through the art of questioning. However, before a teacher can do this, he or she must know their skills and knowledge, apart from their names and experiences.

         The classroom must project a welcoming teaching-learning environment. Teachers must see to it that every student is comfortable and important in the class; and lastly, he or she should encourage students to interact with other learners.

          In giving questions, the teacher must see to it that they are not all factual and informative. Teachers must formulate questions with a heart; meaning questions should be understandable but can create critical and creative thinking skills of learners. As Henry Ford puts it “thinking is the hardest work any one can do-which is probably the reason why we have so few thinkers”.

           A teacher can achieve a positive classroom environment if he or she can begin this approach on the first day of classes. Students will know the teachers approach by beginning his lesson with questions that will motivate them to think. Teachers must also study the different violation in throwing questions to students.

           Teachers must maintain a classroom which projects a positive environment. Children will not have the feeling of fear and anxiety. There are some subjects in which the students are afraid of so the teachers can use selected questions to enlighten them. However, questions should come from easy, average, and difficult. For easy questions, teachers may ask about a persons, places, events, dates, and names. While in the average and difficult level it should begin with “Why” “How” or “Explain”. In this way students will have time to fully analyze the questions asked.

Reference:

        Salandanan, G Principles and Methods of Teaching, 2007, Manila.

By: Jennifer N. Pajares|Master Teacher I| M. Delos Reyes Memorial Elementary School| Balanga City, Bataan