The Question Matrix Q Matrix

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The Question MatrixQ Matrix

• P/J Methods
• EDUC 4454

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Q Matrix

• a user-friendly adaptation of Blooms Taxonomy
• allows you to construct questions based on the
  word pairs within a matrix
• arranged in a hierarchy that considers Blooms
  Taxonomy

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• To use Q Matrix
• 1. Identify the level of thinking you wish your
  question to elicit and select word pairs to match
  your instructional focus
• knowledge word pairs upper left portion of
  matrix
• evaluation word pairs lower right
• As you move in any direction from the What is?
  you are moving toward questions which require
  more in-depth thinking

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• 2. Choose any word pair
• -use this word pair as the first two words in
• your question followed by the appropriate
  content.
• Example Which might
• Which might be the best way to solve this
  problem?
• OR
• -embed the words in your question
• Example Of all the solutions weve
  discussed, which do you do feel might provide the
  best solution to this problem?

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• 3. The horizontal items represent the subject of
  the question (event, situation, choice, person,
  reason, means)
• 4. The vertical items represent the process
  (present, past, possibility, probability,
  prediction, imagination)

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• Quadrants
• I Asks for facts
• II Asks for comparisons, explanations,
  examples
• III Asks for predictions and possibilities
• IV Asks for speculations, probabilities and
  evaluation

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Q Matrix

• Work with a partner. Randomly select 5 word
  pairs from different parts of the matrix. Centre
  all of your questions on fall leaves.
• Example What are the colour of fall leaves?
• What might happen if trees never lost their
  leaves?

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Strategies for Using Q Matrix.

• Post it so that you can see it to help prompt
  your questions during lessons.
• Use it at your Guided Reading Centre to help you
  improve the level of questions you use during
  guided reading.
• Use it to develop centre activities
• Post it for your students to use.