Title: Preservice teachers' uses of SMILE to enact student-generated questioning practices

Authors: Hui-Yin Hsu; Paul Kim

Addresses: School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Education, New York Institute of Technology, Northern Blvd, P.O. Box 8000, Old Westbury 11568-8000, NY, USA ' Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, CERAS 120, 520 Galvez Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

Abstract: Stanford mobile inquiry-based learning environment (SMILE) is a technology developed to support student learning through student-generated questioning. Literature has shown that student-generated questions can positively affect students' learning motivations and reading comprehension depending on teachers' designs of learning activities. In order to explore ways that teachers may use SMILE to support student-generated questioning practices, we piloted the technology with 26 preservice teachers. They used SMILE to enact student-generated questioning practices that elicit and use higher-order thinking in the learning process. We evaluated questions generated by teachers and reported their implementation experience with K-12 students. Our paper discusses the sense of achievement felt by both teachers and students regarding the student-generated questioning practices. It also addresses perceived satisfaction and the challenges of using SMILE to enhance student-generated questioning practices in the classroom.

Keywords: ICT; information and communications technology; information technology; practice-based teacher education; question generation; student inquiry; teacher preparation; technology integration; preservice teachers; student-generated questioning; learning support; K-12 students; learning motivation; reading comprehension; perceived satisfaction.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIIE.2016.081547

International Journal of Innovation in Education, 2016 Vol.3 No.2/3, pp.110 - 121

Received: 02 May 2016
Accepted: 12 Oct 2016

Published online: 12 Jan 2017 *

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