Itzayana Hernandez

80544835

Video-based Observation - Use of Questions

In the Massachusetts Department of Secondary & Elementary Education. The teacher

was a kindergarten math class that asked her students about 39 questions thought-out the class.
Now in the Eureka Math 5th Grade Lesson, the teachers asked her students about 20 questions.
The teachers asked comprehension questions to make sure students were paying attention and as
well to make that they are understanding the lesson. As well as questions to engage the students
and make the lesson interesting.
The type of questions the teachers were asking the students was if agree or disagree with
the answers, engaging questions, and make sure students were following along. “How many feet
are in 36in? and how did he know” Teacher asked students many comprehension questions that
students had to raise their hands and answer the question. The teacher in the Eureka Math 5th
Grade Lesson even asked questions about past lessons to make sure students were understanding
the lesson.
The most frequent responses from the students were that every time the teacher asked a
question the students would raise their hands and give the teacher the answer. There were some
students that answer incorrectly but the teacher would not make them feel any less. She would
praise them to keep trying like “Not quiet. Good try! Appreciate the effort!”
My data of the student’s expectations for their thinking is that the teachers need lots of
patience, motivation and encourage the students to participate and when they or if they get the
answer wrong answer encourage them to keep trying. Math doesn’t come easy for all students
and it does require a lot of different techniques to teach the concept. What works for one might
not work for the other. That is why I stated that it requires patience.
The questions that the students were asking were aligned with the learning objectives.
They stayed on topic and participated when the teachers asked questions. I really liked that
students were involved and participating during the lesson, the teacher had control of her lesson.
A question that I would have asked if this was my class is when the students got the
answer wrong I would make sure to go over that question with him because if the student got the
answer wrong is because he wasn’t answering the question or maybe the lesson. It’s important
for all our students to be on the same page and make sure that they understand. Another question
that I would ask is when teaching I would be asking “does anybody have questions” “does
anybody need me to go over it again” “do we need more practice” and make sure that the
students we know aren’t understanding or that we know have a hard time with math are involved
and asking and answering questions.