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Questioning. Session 2. Why Do We Ask Questions???. Gather Information Develop interest and motivate students to become actively involved in the lesson Evaluate students’ preparation and check homework/seatwork completion Discover student knowledge, interests and experiences - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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QuestioningSession 2
Why Do We Ask Questions???
•Gather Information
•Develop interest and motivate students to become actively involved in the lesson
•Evaluate students’ preparation and check homework/seatwork completion
•Discover student knowledge, interests and experiences
•Guide student thinking and learning
Categorized as
• Narrow Questions/Cognitive Memory– Recall facts/correct answer
• Broad Questions– Call for complicated answers
What color was the dress?
Why did the Alamo fighters refuse to give up?
• Convergent Questions– Are thought questions that call for a single
correct answer
If the circumference of the circle is 31 meters, what is the radius?
What measures could be taken to stop crime in our neighborhood?
• Divergent Questions– Open ended thought questions that
stimulate imagination and thinking, but have no correct answer
• Evaluative questions– Call for students to pass judgment on
some action.
Should the Electoral College be abolished?
Levels of Questions
• Lowest– Gather and recall information – Key words or behaviors are : complete,
count, define, describe, identify, list, match, name, observe, recall, recite, select
List the members of the party?
• Intermediate– Processing information – Key words or behaviors are : analyze,
classify, compare, contrast, distinguish, explain, group, infer, make an analogy, organize, plan, synthesize
Compare and contrast the two themes in…?
• Highest– Applying or evaluating in new situations – Key words or behaviors are : apply,
build, evaluate, extrapolate, forecast, generalize, hypothesize, imagine, judge, predict, speculate
How would you apply, what evidence do you have etc..?
Techniques for Good Questioning
• Plan your questions – Write in lesson plans– Readiness level, interest or learning profile
of students– Match the question with the level of
thinking you expect of the students
• Implement your questions – Ask you question before calling on a
student for a response– Allow students “wait time” and “think time”– Call on boys and girls equally– Require student to raise their hands to
answer– Involve as many students as possible in a
Q-A discussion session
General Resources• http://glef.org/php/keyword.php?id=005 – George Lucas
Foundation
• http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/index.html - lesson plans, video on demand, prof development
• http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/3/cu5.html - questioning
• http://www.internet4classrooms.com/ - using the Internet effectively, on-line training modules
• http://www.eduscapes.com/ - a site for life-long learners
• http://www.teachersfirst.com/index.htm - lessons and web resources for K-12 classroom teachers