研究發(fā)現(xiàn)：老師對待孩子就像對待傻瓜一樣

研究發(fā)現(xiàn)：老師對待孩子就像對待傻瓜一樣

Experts agree that reading to children is one of the best things parents and teachers can do to boost learning, especially when they are quizzed on the story.

專家們一致認(rèn)為，給孩子們朗讀是父母和老師們，為促進學(xué)習(xí)所能做的最好的事情之一，尤其是當(dāng)孩子們問到這個故事的時候。

However, researchers have discovered that many instructors fail to ask enough questions — and the ones they do are underestimating kids’ intelligence.

然而，研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，許多教師沒有提出足夠的問題——他們確實低估了孩子的智力。

The study, published the journal Early Childhood Research Quarterly, reveals that as preschool teachers read aloud to children, only 24% of commentary asked kids to talk about story, and the questions they did ask were too easy.

這項發(fā)表在《幼兒研究季刊》上的研究表明，當(dāng)學(xué)齡前教師大聲朗讀給孩子聽的時候，只有24%的評論要求孩子們講故事，而他們確實提出的問題太簡單了。

“We don’t want to ask all difficult questions,” says study authorLaura Justice, educational psychology professor at Ohio State University. “But we should be coaxing children along cognitively and linguistically by occasionally offering challenging questions.”

俄亥俄州立大學(xué)教育心理學(xué)教授、研究作者勞拉·賈斯特說：“我們不是要問所有的難題，但我們應(yīng)該通過偶爾提出具有挑戰(zhàn)性的問題，在認(rèn)知和語言方面引導(dǎo)孩子。”

Though the study looked only at teacher behaviors, parents should take note as well, Justice says, as previous research has shown most fail to quiz their children at all during reading.

賈斯特說，雖然這項研究只考察了教師的行為，但家長也應(yīng)該注意，因為之前的研究顯示，大多數(shù)父母在閱讀時根本沒有對孩子進行這方面的引導(dǎo)。

Researchers observed 96 preschool and kindergarten teachers and their students from schools throughout the Midwestern and Southern US. Teachers were recorded while reading the 25-page children’s book “Kingdom of Friends” to one class of students.

研究人員觀察了96名來自美國中西部和南部的幼兒園教師和他們的學(xué)生。老師們在給一個班級的學(xué)生朗讀25頁的兒童讀物《朋友的王國》時被記錄下來。

In total, researchers logged 5,207 questions from teachers and 3,469 child responses.

研究人員總共記錄了來自教師的5207個問題和3469個孩子的回答。

About 52% of the questions had dumbed-down questions, such as “Does he look happy?” — to which most children would respond with a single “yes” or “no.” The other 48% consisted of “what,” “why,” and what experts call “how-procedural” questions, which asks children to recall events in the story and analyze their outcomes.

約52%的問題被簡化了，比如“他看起來開心嗎?”——大多數(shù)孩子只回答“是”或“不是”。另外48%的問題由“什么”、“為什么”和專家們所說的“如何處理”的問題組成，這些問題要求孩子們回憶故事中的事件并分析其結(jié)果。

“When the teachers asked these more sophisticated how-procedural questions, the children would give more elaborate and complex answers,” Justice says. “Those are the kind of questions we need more of.”

“當(dāng)老師們問這些更復(fù)雜的程序性問題時，孩子們會給出更詳盡和復(fù)雜的答案，”賈斯特說。“我們需要更多這樣的問題。”

This will often produce wrong answers, but that’s an important part of learning, according to Justice.

孩子們往往會給出各種錯誤的答案，但這是學(xué)習(xí)的一個重要部分。

“There should be teachable moments where teachers can help their students learn something new,” she says. “You have a conversation that is conceptually challenging for the child, because that is going to push their development forward.”

她說：“當(dāng)老師幫助學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)新的東西是，應(yīng)該有那樣一個教育的時刻。”“你的談話在概念上對孩子具有挑戰(zhàn)性，因為這將推動他們的發(fā)展。”

Results of the study show that children answered their teachers’ questions correctly 85% of the time — and that’s too good.

研究結(jié)果表明，85%的時候，孩子們正確回答了老師的問題——這太好了。

“When kids get 85 percent of the questions right, that means the questions the teacher is asking are too easy,” says Justice.

“當(dāng)孩子們85%的問題都回答正確了，這意味著老師提出的問題太簡單了，”Justice說。

Some experts suggest between 60 and 70% of questions should be easy, but the remaining 30 to 40% should ask children to ponder higher concepts, and encourage them to stretch their imagination.

一些專家建議60%到70%的問題應(yīng)該是簡單的，但是剩下的30%到40%應(yīng)該要求孩子們思考更高的概念，并鼓勵他們擴展自己的想象力。

Justice says an open-ended question such as “How do you think this book will end?” is a good example.

Justice說，像“你認(rèn)為這本書將如何結(jié)尾?”就是一個很好的問題。

“You can see how a question like that is going to evoke a complex response,” she says. “With some practice and reflection, we can change how we talk with children during shared reading and help them develop stronger language and reading skills.”

她說：“你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，這樣一個問題會引起復(fù)雜的反應(yīng)，通過一些練習(xí)和思考，我們可以改變在共享閱讀過程中，與孩子交談的方式，幫助他們培養(yǎng)更強的語言和閱讀技能。”