• VERTIKA CHOWDHARY

Human beings harbour a natural curiosity about the world around them. They want to know about phenomena that are taking place in and around them. When people want to know something, they seek that information by asking questions. Asking questions therefore, is a very important component of the learning process. It is an essential aspect of “meaningful learning and scientific inquiry” (Chin & Osborne, 2008). Questioning process requires both, the one who is asking questions and the one to whom the question is posed, to engage with the subject in a meaningful manner. Questioning therefore requires active listening, analysis of the available information, reflection and careful construction of clear and comprehensive sentences. During the Covid-19 pandemic, as part of the research investigation, a plan was etched out to observe the online science classrooms to capture the process of students’ asking questions during classroom discussions. Present paper is based on the empirical data of 10 online ICTs enabled classes that were observed at the upper-primary level of government schools of Delhi, using video-telephony software platforms like Zoom and Google meet. How effective have ICTs based strategies been in teaching-learning of science? How has learner-teacher interactions been in online classes? Did they improve learners’ questioning in online science classrooms? This paper makes an attempt at exploring these questions.

Questions, Questioning, pedagogy of science, learners’ questions, online classrooms, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).

"Questions Raised by Learners in Online Science Classrooms: The Technological Oversight", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no.d176-d181, November-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411321.pdf

"Questions Raised by Learners in Online Science Classrooms: The Technological Oversight", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no. ppd176-d181, November-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411321.pdf