Its All About the Questionh

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QUESTIONS ANDQUESTIONING


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QUESTIONING TECHNIQUESA WISE MAN ONCE SAID..THE KEY TO EFFECTIVE LEARNING IS A

TEACHER WITH EXCELLENT AND EFFECTIVE

QUESTIONING TECHNIQUES


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES OBJECTIVES

REVIEW HOW STUDENTS REACT TOQUESTIONS

REVIEW THE PURPOSE FOR QUESTIONING

IDENTIFY EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT TYPESOF QUESTIONS

DESCRIBE HOW TO RESPOND TOSTUDENT QUESTIONS


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES OBJECTIVES, CONT

REVIEW THE PROCESS FOR GETTINGSTUDENTS TO ASK QUESTIONS

EXAMINE HOW TO DEAL WITH STUDENTDIFFERENCES IN QUESTIONING

DESCRIBE THE PROCESS FOR EVALUATINGQUESTIONS USED IN THE CLASSROOM


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Introduction to the Question:

- Statements that have interrogativefunctions

-Teachers Questions solicit responses andprovide direction toward the content to belearned in the classroom

- Questions can open or close interactionand, draw students in or exclude them fromdiscussion.


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES The Meaning of Question Asking (Dillion:1988)

Perplexity

Need to know

Courage

Will to undertake question and potential risk


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Why are Question Important (Brian 1996)

Students learn by asking questions andreceiving feedback

Questions are important to teachers becausethey check on understanding, providefeedback and set the stage for learning inthe classroom


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUESA wise woman once said:

All Good Questions HaveMore Than One RightAnswer


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES View of Knowledge (Perry & Belenky)

Knowledge is facts, information and rightanswers

View of Instructors

Instructors are authorities who know thefacts

Teaching is telling students those facts


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES View of Learning

Learning is recording information in notes,committing it to memory and feeding it back as

answers on exams Challenges

Uncertainty or disagreement among

Authorities Multiple perspectives, more than one answer


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUESPurpose of Questions

Questions can help:

-diagnose student difficulties-give direction to problem solving

-promote interest

-help to motivate learners (Cotton)-allow students to discover connectionsbetween concepts and ideas


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUESPurpose of Questions (Cont)

Questions can help:

-Evaluate students preparation-Review and summarize previously

presented material

-Assist in management, discipline andcontrol in the classroom


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Questions Students Need Answers to on the

First Day:

Will this class meet my needs?

Is the instructor competent?

Will the grading and assessment process befair?

Will the teacher care about me?


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Questions students must have answers to in

order to be motivated:

What are the rules?

Can I ask questions safely?

Will my faculty member listen to me?


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Questions students must have answers to in

order to be motivated, (cont)

Can I be successful? (perception not fact)

Do I know where we are going?

Do I know why we are going there?

Do I know how to play this game?


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Kind of Questions to Ask:

Ask primarily academic questions

Ask Question from all levels* (no overload)

Pose open-ended Questions


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Kind of Questions to Ask Cont:

Opened-ended Questions ask students tocreate, synthesize or come up with unique

responses.

Ask elaborative Questions which willpromote curiosity and produce examples ofreal life scenarios.


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Kinds of Question to Ask Cont:

Build Questions into your lesson

Wording or phrasing should be clear

Ask questions before as well as after material ispresented

Use Questions to ascertain full comprehension


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Kinds of Questions to Ask Cont:

Create an atmosphere of trust to encouragequestions

Make regular comprehension checks in the formof specific questions

Provide appropriate wait time and acknowledge

students always.


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Kinds of Questions notto Ask:

Asking multiple Questions

Asking vague Questions

Asking questions and answering them yourself

Asking questions in a way that does not promotethe desire to answer with accuracy

(example) - Did you all get that


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Classroom Questioning Practice

Make sure you are heard and understood byeveryone:

A. Speak loud and clear, be direct B. Politely ask student to re-state inaudible responses

C. Repeating gives you the opportunity to rephrase ifnecessary


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Learn how to handle the Right answers:

a. Give praise and reward at the right time

b. Right answers must be both complete and correct

c. Let students know it is alright to try even if they donot get the right answer

d. Do not make an issue of resistance to answer

e. Be encouraging and sound pleased when you get an

answer


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Learn how to handle the Wrong answers:

a. Correct your students answers without beingdiscouraging

b. Do not say no or thats wrong

c. Never make fun of student answers

d. Give clues to help discover the answer

e. Always try to get the correct answer prior to moving

on to another question


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES What to do when you do not know the

answer to a students question?

- Do not bluff

- Acknowledge student for asking a goodquestion

- Give the rest of the class an opportunity

to answer the question - Volunteer to get the answer later (Do it)


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Question to ask about your classroom

environment

How would you characterize communication inyour classroom?

What type of questions are generally asked bystudents?

Do you as the instructor ask questions to

determine understanding? Do your students feel comfortable responding to

questions in class?


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES

Create conditions for change

Decide it does not matter why students may beunderprepared

Accept room for improvement

Consider the requirements of the Surg-Tech readystudent

One or both of you may not be ready!


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES

Identify Champions Students that are ready and willing to help

Staff members that have traveled the roadyou are now on

Never forget to stay in touch with what ishappening in the field!


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Kinds of Teacher QuestionsSimple Questions Complex Questions

CONVERGENT(Closed) DIVERGENT(Open)

Recall Thought

Who is our national hero? What qualities make up ahero?

How many legs did we sayinsects have?

Why is the spider not aninsect?


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RULES IN ASKING QUESTIONS

RULE 1- Know why you are asking aquestion

RULE 2-Provide students with some

background information before askingquestions

RULE 3- Present well-sequenced question

Logical- follows good reasoning Chronological step-by-step questioning

Inductive- concrete to abstract

Deductive- reverse( abstract to concrete)


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RULE 4- Provide students with enough time toanswer

RULE 5-Vary the kind of questions asked RULE 6- Avoid being bookish

RULE 7- Give all students fair chance to

answer RULE8- Allow students to finish answering the

questions

RULE 9- Formulate questions usinginterrogating words in the beginning

RULE 10


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Change can happen

Incrementally

Monumentally


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES PEARLS OF WISDOM

Be prepared

Keep it simple

Ask questions

Utilize all resources

Foster learning


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES RESOURCES

Program Directors (Anyone available)

Associate Dean

Dean


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QUESTIONINGTECHNIQUES Questions?

Documents

Its All About the Questionh