Module 6

Questioning Skills

There are 2 Parts to questioning skills

Diagnosis

Teaching

Diagnosis = The tutor asks questions to locate the source of confusion.

Teaching= The tutor uses questions to lead the tutee

toward correct use of application.

6.1 There are 2 types of questions

Open Ended

Closed Ended

Open ended questions require more thought and are more useful in getting the tutee to verbalize his/her ideas.

Closed ended questions can be answered with a specific word or phrase and require

very little verbalization.

6.2 Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain(different levels of understanding)

Memory Level

• Recalls• Utilizes closed ended questions• This level is important- The tutor

finds out if the tutee knows enough details to form larger concepts.

Comprehension Level

• Requires tutee to explain concept or form a reply to prove comprehension of the concept.

• Try this: After the tutor waits for conversation from tutee at the comprehension level, the tutor can then go back and ask questions at the memory level.

Application Level

• This level is where the tutee can use the concept or solution method in a problem situation.• These would be open ended types of

questions.

6.3 Socratic Questioning

• Questions used to lead tutee to correct concept• Builds on tutee’s own ideas• Is not a lecture• Utilizes higher level thinking skills

Please respond to these questions when you email me that you have finished with this power point.

• Are you familiar with Socratic Questioning?• Are you aware if any of your professors use

the Socratic Questioning techniques.• Do you feel comfortable using open ended

types of questioning?• Does the course you tutor lend it

self to open ended questioning?