Abstract:

Today, despite the teaching of history has been brought up many innovative methods question- answer method is still widely used by teachers. It is very important to asking right and quality questions for gaining historical knowledge. The students must be allowed to ask questions related to the historical data/ evidences. In this research, secondary school 9th and 10th grade students' skills in asking questions about the historical materials are tried to be determined. In this context six historical materials were given to students, and then Students were requested to ask  Öğrt. Görv., Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, İlköğretim Bölümü, E-posta: [email protected] ** Okt., Aksaray Üniversitesi, Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi Bölüm Başkanlığı questions related to these materials. Student questions were classified according to Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy and Nichol’s Question Types. As a result, according to Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy and Nichol’s Question Types for student questions were generally lower cognitive levels. Students’ questions have been found out to be mostly in cognitive, comprehension level. Differentiation based on Bloom's Taxonomy has been found in favor of the upper classes at the class level.

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