Questioning

Why do you ask questions?

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• arouse curiosity • stimulate interest in the topic • clarify concepts • emphasize key points • enhance problem-solving ability • encourage students to think at higher

cognitive levels • motivate student to search for new

information • ascertain students’ knowledge level to aid in

modifying instruction

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Type 1- Factual info/ single response

What is 2+2?

How does a dog stop a DVD player?

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Type 2- Description

What did you do? What happened?

What did you observe happening?

Type 3- explanation required

How would you explain this?

What were some of the causes that led to...?

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Type 4- proving a point

What kind of evidence did you find?

What makes you think that...?

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Type 5- Compare/ draw on prior learning

How does that compare to...?

What did other people discover or say about ...?

Types of probing questions:

Extension

Require students to elaborate on the response given to an earlier question. Such questions indicate to the learner that the original response was in the right direction but was not adequate.

ClarificationUseful when the student’s response is unclear or incomplete.

Justification

Require the learner to provide rationale for the previously-given response. Useful in providing insights into thinking and reasoning processes of students and revealing errors in these processes.

PromptingUseful when students do not respond to the original question

RedirectionUsed to elicit a variety of opinions during problem-solving sessions or discussions.

Questions and Bloom

• Whatever type of assessment we use the tasks/ questions will be different according to level.

• Remember Bloom and mastery/ developmental objectives?

• We need to consider the breadth and depth of our tasks/ questions- Refer to PIGS handout.

Classroom Activities

The 3 Little Pigs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW_dBQPAeDY