Questions From Uganda

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Title
Questions From Uganda
Usage & Reproduction Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Type
Video recordings
URI / Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/muislandora:3022
Geographic Subject
Uganda
Created
2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
Abstract
During March 2016, five Marymount student teachers in a graduate level education research methods course traveled to Uganda to complete a Global Connection research project at Arlington Junior School (AJS). Privately funded through the Arlington Academy of Hope, AJS serves as a model primary school to help children in rural Uganda reach their full education potential. In collaboration with Marymount and other organizations, 100% of AAH students have passed the Ugandan national Primary Leaving Exam; AAH strives to provide education that inspires curiosity, encourages continued learning and gives hope for a better future. In alignment with the AAH mission to improve education in rural Uganda, we focused on instruction in the classroom; specifically, identifying the questioning methods used by AJS teachers. A data collection table was created to record and classify the questioning methods used by primary school teachers across all levels and subjects. By random sampling, we predetermined the lessons in which we collected questioning data. During this observation data collection period, we transcribed each question asked by the teacher and later assigned it a classification based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. Through this Global Connection research we discovered, despite our preconceived ideas, that educational methods, style and goals in AJS classrooms parallel U.S. classrooms. Our findings help develop a clearer understanding of the questioning methods used by educators at AJS, providing a basis and scope for future Marymount research projects and continuing AJS teacher development in Uganda.

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