The Use and Effectiveness of a Question Exploration Routine in Secondary‐Level English Language Arts Classrooms |
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| Authors: | Janis A Bulgren Janet G Marquis Donald D Deshler B Keith Lenz Jean B Schumaker |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Kansas;2. SRI International;3. President, Edge Enterprises, Inc |
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| Abstract: | This purpose of the study was to determine the effects of teachers using the Question Exploration Routine (QER) in regularly scheduled secondary‐level English Language Arts classes to help students answer questions about the development and use of main ideas in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Questions were posed in both multiple‐choice and written formats. On average, students representing diverse groups who received instruction with the QER correctly answered a significantly higher percentage of total questions than students receiving traditional lecture‐discussion instruction (effect sizes were very large). Results are reported for total scores, subscores of multiple‐choice and written responses, and for responses of subgroups of students. Students’ mean satisfaction and confidence responses are reported. |
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