Question Formulation Technique

Question Formulation Technique

Uses a Question Focus (QFocus) to help you

Produce questionsRefine questionsPrioritize questionsUse questions

Rules for Producing Questions Ask as many questions as you can. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or

answer the questions. Write down every question exactly as

it is stated. Change any statement into a

question.

Rules for Producing Questions Ask as many questions as you can. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or

answer the questions. Write down every question exactly as

it is stated. Change any statement into a

question.

What might be difficult about following these rules?

Producing the Questions

QFocus:

Use the Small-Group Worksheet.Follow the rules for producing questions.

Number your questions.Work as a group, but each person should write down every question.

Improving the Questions

You might have two types of questions in your list:

Closed-ended questions – they can be answered with “yes” or “no” or with one word.

Open-ended questions – they require an explanation and cannot be answered with “yes” or “no” or with one word.

Improve Your Questions Identify closed- and open-ended questions: Mark the closed-ended questions

with a C. Mark the open-ended questions

with an O.

Improve Your Questions Identify closed- and open-ended questions: Mark the closed-ended questions

with a C. Mark the open-ended questions with

an O.

What are some advantages of asking closed-ended questions?

Improve Your Questions Identify closed- and open-ended questions: Mark the closed-ended questions with a C.

Mark the open-ended questions with an O.

What are some advantages of asking closed-ended questions?

What are some disadvantages?

Improve Your QuestionsWhat are some advantages of asking open-ended questions?

Improve Your QuestionsWhat are some advantages of asking open-ended questions?

What are some disadvantages?

Improve Your QuestionsReview your list of questions and change one closed-ended question into an open-ended one.

Then, change one open-ended question into a closed-ended one.

Share Your Questions

Which questions did you change from closed- to open-ended and from open-ended to closed?

Prioritize Your Questions

Choose the three most important questions from your list.

Keep the QFocus in mind.

Mark each priority question with an “X.”

Justify Your Questions

What is your rationale for choosing your three priority questions?

Share Your Questions

What are your three priority questions?

What are their numbers?What is your rationale for selecting those three?

Next Steps

How will you use your priority questions?

Reflection

What did you learn?

Reflection

What did you learn?What value does it have?