{"id":14837,"date":"2023-01-11T03:27:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T03:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/?page_id=14837"},"modified":"2023-01-11T03:30:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T03:30:34","slug":"investigating-the-effects-of-prequestioning-on-learning-in-young-children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/investigating-the-effects-of-prequestioning-on-learning-in-young-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigating the Effects of Prequestioning on Learning in Young Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n\t\tInvestigating the Effects of Prequestioning on Learning in Young Children\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<h2><strong>Project&#8217;s Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong>Investigating the Effects of Prequestioning on Learning in Young Children<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funded by:\u00a0<\/strong>CFPR Faculty Development<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amount:<\/strong> S$10,000<\/p>\n<p><strong>PI: <\/strong>Assistant Professor Steven C. Pan, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project duration:<\/strong> 9 January 2023 to 1 July 2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Prequestioning is a teaching strategy in which a teacher poses a question or series of questions to students before presenting new information or starting a new topic. The goal of prequestioning is to activate students&#8217; prior knowledge and to increase their motivation and engagement in the upcoming lesson.<\/p>\nThis research project will investigate the effects of prequestioning on learning with young children (up to 7 years old) in educationally relevant contexts. It will feature a multi-experiment study addressing three specific aims. Long-term, it is expected that this initial study will be the first in a more extensive series of studies on prequestioning and children. The three aims are as follows:\n<strong>Aim 1:<\/strong> Investigate the extent to which prequestions enhance young children\u2019s memory and comprehension of subsequently presented information, relative to conventional pedagogical approaches in which prequestions are not used.\n<strong>Aim 2<\/strong>: Investigate the extent to which prequestions alter subsequent learning behaviours (e.g., study time, the focus of attention), and whether such behaviours reflect memory for the prequestions that were previously encountered.\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<h2><strong>Project&#8217;s Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/06\/Steven-Pan-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Steven-Pan\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"Steven-Pan\" \/>\n\t<p><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\nAssistant Professor Steven C. Pan<br \/>\nDepartment of Paychology<br \/>\nFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences<br \/>\nNational University of Singapore\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/psy\/people\/steven-pan\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProfile\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h2><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><\/h2>\n<strong>Principal Investigator: <\/strong>Assistant Professor Steven C. Pan<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:scp@nus.edu.sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scp@nus.edu.sg<\/a>\n<strong>Address:<\/strong><br \/>\nCentre for Family and Population Research<br \/>\nFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences<br \/>\nNational University of Singapore<br \/>\nThe Shaw Foundation Building<br \/>\nBlock AS7, Level 3, 5 Arts Link<br \/>\nSingapore 117570\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investigating the Effects of Prequestioning on Learning in Young Children Project&#8217;s Details Title: Investigating the Effects of Prequestioning on Learning in Young Children Funded by:\u00a0CFPR Faculty Development Amount: S$10,000 PI: Assistant Professor Steven C. 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