QUESTIONINGDr. J.F. Farrell

What do we know about questioning?

John Dewey

“Thinking itself is questioning.”

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Questioners Asking fewer questions Asking better questions Questioning for depth Questioning for breadth Using wait time Selecting students Giving useful feedback

Asking Fewer Questions

The typical teacher asks hundreds of questions a day.

Asking Better Questions 70 to 95% of the questions that

teacher ask are considered lower-order questions.

Questioning for Depth Probing questions focus less on

the subject and more on individual students. Examples:

What are your reasons for selecting that answer?

Could you give us an example of that?

Questioning for Breadth All questions fall into one of two

categories: convergent and divergent.

Convergent--one right answer

Divergent--have more than one correct answer

Using Wait Time Research indicates that in the

typical classroom teachers wait less than a ___________ after asking a question before calling on a student.

Selecting Students Not all students are called on

equally.

Giving Useful Feedback

Teacher feedback generally lacks specificity.

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Knowledge

Comprehension

Application

Analysis

Synthesis

Evaluation