STUDENT QUESTIONING - A COMPONENTIAL ANALYSIS

This article reviews the literature on student questioning, organized through a modified version of Dillon's (1988a, 1990) componential mode l of questioning. Special attention is given to the properties of assu mptions, questions, and answers. Each of these main elements are the r esult of certain actions of the questioner, which are described. Withi n this framework a variety of aspects of questioning are highlighted. One focus of the article is individual differences in question asking. The complex interactions between students' personal characteristics, social factors, and questioning are examined. In addition, a number of important but neglected topics for research are identified. Together, the views that are presented should deepen our understanding of stude nt questioning.