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Fostering adolescent curiosity through a question brainstorming intervention
Shelby Clark1, Allen G Harbaugh2, Scott Seider3
1Harvard University, United States.
Journal of Adolescence
|August 4, 2019
Summary
Teaching adolescents to question can significantly boost their curiosity. The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) intervention showed a positive impact on students' dispositional curiosity.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Adolescent Development
- Curiosity Research
Background:
- Adolescent curiosity is linked to positive outcomes, but questioning behaviors decline with formal schooling.
- Directly teaching students to question may foster enduring curiosity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if teaching students to question fosters dispositional curiosity.
- To examine the impact of the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) on adolescent curiosity.
Main Methods:
- Quasi-experimental study with 3173 adolescents across 43 English/Language Arts classrooms.
- Teachers were randomly assigned to receive professional development in the QFT.
- Student self-report questionnaires and teacher fidelity checks were used over three time points.
Main Results:
- The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) demonstrated a positive treatment effect on adolescent curiosity.
- Positive adherence and dosage effects of the QFT were observed on curiosity growth.
Conclusions:
- Directly teaching students to question can significantly increase adolescent dispositional curiosity.
- The QFT is an effective intervention for fostering curiosity in adolescents.
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