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Teaching Thinking Through Effective Questioning
Chad Vosburg
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“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited.”(Plutarch)
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What is Higher-Order What is Higher-Order Thinking?Thinking?
• Transformation of information and ideas• Synthesise• Generalize• Explain • Hypothesise or arrive at a conclusion. • Students engage in construction of knowledge
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What is Higher-Order What is Higher-Order Thinking?Thinking?
• Students are producers of knowledge• Teacher is creator of activities• Creator of environments• Provide opportunities to engage in higher-order
thinking.
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Good Science Questions Help Students:
• Make sense of concept• Provide open-ended opportunities • Unravel misconceptions• Encourage students to make connections • Accessible to all students • Lead students to wonder more about a topic
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What You Ask . .Is What You Get!
1. Good questions basis for lesson2. Plan questions in advance
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How To Create Good How To Create Good QuestionsQuestions
Method 1 - Working Backward
Step 1: Identify a topic or lessonStep 2: Think of a closed question and answerStep 3: Create question that address answer
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Method 1- ExampleStep 1: Topic Precipitation in Maryland
Step 2: Closed question: The average rainfall in 5 counties in Maryland are 27cm, 39cm, 45cm, 51cm, 33cm. What is their average rainfall? (39mc)
Step 3: Good Question: Rainfall was averaged in 5 Maryland counties. The average is 39cm. How old much rainfall could each county receive?
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Method 2-Adapting a Standard Method 2-Adapting a Standard
QuestionQuestion
Step 1: Identify a topicStep 2: Think of a standard questionStep 3: Adapt it to make a good question
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Method 2-ExampleStep 1: Measuring length using nonstandard units.Step 2: Typical Question:
“What is your height measured in hands ?” Step 3: Good Question: “ Can you find an object that is three hand spans
long?”
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Teacher’s Responsibilities1. Master content in the question2. Present question clearly3. Allow for individual approaches, methods, answers4. Use concrete materials5. Allow time for discovery 6. Allow time for consolidation of answers
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“A good teacher makes you think even when you don’t want to.”
(Fisher, 1998, Teaching Thinking)
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Dive Deeper into Thinking Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
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ReferencesFisher, R. (1998). Teaching thinking. London: Cassell.