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Does Required Question-Asking Facilitate Student Learning?

Maleka HashmiPersonal observationsAnyone got any questions?

Question askingWhy so hesitant?Ignorance?Fear?Public speakingSocial embaressment

Gentle persuasion!backgroundQuestion generation is a fundamental component in cognitive processes that operate at deep conceptual levels, such as:

The comprehension of text and social action The learning of complex material Problem solving Creativity backgroundEvidence that improvements in the comprehension, learning, and memory of technical material can be achieved by training students to ask good questionsThe aims of the studyDoes question asking improve learning?With practice, do they get better at asking questions?Is this just a strategy to read the textbook?The studyReflection activity1. I enjoyed generating and submitting questions. 2. It was difficult to think up questions. 3. Generating questions caused me to read the textbook even more than I would have done normally. 4. Having to generate questions resulted in a better understanding of the course content. 5. Question-asking is important to learning.6. I am comfortable asking questions in class. 7. Having to ask questions in class is important for developing my communication skills. 8. I would recommend this question-asking strategy for other courses.

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