According to Asking Questions to Improve Learning, when asking questions be specific about the topic you are presenting. Plan your questions in advance, and make notes when to ask them. Plan different types of questions closed, open, and managerial. Closed question are limited to correct answers, while open questions can lead to a more effective class discussion. Managerial questions ask the students if they understand the assignment. Give the students a few seconds to answer the question, this will give them a chance to volunteer. Try not to ask leading questions, you want the students to think for themselves. Even if the student is incorrect with their response, show that you are interested in what they are saying. When a student misses a concept ask them what they missed, then if they still do not know the answer open up a class discussion. Also if you are asking yes or no questions make sure you ask the students why they answered the way they did.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
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What questions do we ask? How do we ask?
According to Asking Questions to Improve Learning, when asking questions be specific about the topic you are presenting. Plan your questions in advance, and make notes when to ask them. Plan different types of questions closed, open, and managerial. Closed question are limited to correct answers, while open questions can lead to a more effective class discussion. Managerial questions ask the students if they understand the assignment. Give the students a few seconds to answer the question, this will give them a chance to volunteer. Try not to ask leading questions, you want the students to think for themselves. Even if the student is incorrect with their response, show that you are interested in what they are saying. When a student misses a concept ask them what they missed, then if they still do not know the answer open up a class discussion. Also if you are asking yes or no questions make sure you ask the students why they answered the way they did.
According to Asking Questions to Improve Learning, when asking questions be specific about the topic you are presenting. Plan your questions in advance, and make notes when to ask them. Plan different types of questions closed, open, and managerial. Closed question are limited to correct answers, while open questions can lead to a more effective class discussion. Managerial questions ask the students if they understand the assignment. Give the students a few seconds to answer the question, this will give them a chance to volunteer. Try not to ask leading questions, you want the students to think for themselves. Even if the student is incorrect with their response, show that you are interested in what they are saying. When a student misses a concept ask them what they missed, then if they still do not know the answer open up a class discussion. Also if you are asking yes or no questions make sure you ask the students why they answered the way they did.
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Giving students open ended questions is a great way to help the students learn. Monica I think it is great that you want to involve the class in class discussion it could help a lot more students become better at knowing the subject.
ReplyDeleteGiving students a few seconds to volunteer an answer is a great idea. It gives them a chance to think about what you are asking. I also really like our synopsis of the question asked. You did a great job summarizing the ideas in Asking Questions to Improve Learning.
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