Abstract
Enhancing students' interest in learning science has been recognized as an important part of science education. Understanding more about student's interest in the natural world will be more helpful for teaching science. This study focuses on more than one hundred scientific questions related to "matter" that students had. Seventy-two students in the fifth and sixth grades were investigated in this study. The sample includes students of different genders, different achievement levels, and different geographical areas. Students' questions were collected through interviewing processes. In each session, the interviewer followed guidelines that asked students to share questions that they might have related to "matter". The interviews were then recorded and transcribed. Data were analyzed with a categorized system with ten aspects established in this study. Corresponding teaching strategies were proposed based on the findings of this study.
| Keywords: | Student Interest; Science Instruction; Primary Education; Interview; Question Type |
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