Communication Questioning

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CommunicationQuestioning

• P/J Methods
• EDUC 4454

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Questioning

• To question well is to teach well.
• Thinking itself is questioning.
• John
  Dewey
• To be an effective teacher one must be an
  effective questioner.

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• Why is it necessary to write effective
  questions before the lesson is given?

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• Video Questioning to Stimulate Learning and
  Thinking. Preparing the Question.
• As you watch the video think about what role
  questions play in the learning process.

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• Everyday Questions
• questions that are asked without planning
• usually require a yes/no answer or a one word
  answer
• usually dont require much thought

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• Educative Questions
• questions that are planned in advance
• usually at a higher level of thinking
• purposeful
• clearly focused
• carefully conceived
• well formulated (J.T.Dillon)

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• Convergent Questions
• narrow, factual, closed
• one right answer
• short responses
• lower level thinking
• simple recall of information
• Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?

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• Divergent Questions
• broad, open-ended
• many right responses
• seldom answered with a single word
• require students to use higher level thinking
• Why is the world a better place because of
  computers?

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• The Art of Questioning
• ask clear, precise and well-worded questions
• ask questions that match your lesson expectations
• ask the question pause then call on a student

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• ask one question at a time
• avoid too many questions that elicit one-word
  answers
• where possible eliminate yes/no questions
• distribute questions about the class fairly

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• Handout Questioning
• With a partner correct each of the questions.

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• Can anyone tell me where the bridge was built?
• Jim, how much would you pay for both?
• Where did Riel fight his last battle? He was
  certainly a hero. Where was it, Tom?

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• Are the winters warm in British Columbia?
• The bee is certainly a very industrious worker,
  isnt he?
• Who is Stalin and why was he important during
  World War II?

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• What about the current crisis in our monetary
  policy?
• The principal tourist attractions in Northern
  Ontario are what?
• What do you notice about the beaver and otter?

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• Does anyone know the answer to this question?