Sunday, June 7, 2015

Assignment # 4 What Questions Do We Ask? How Do We Ask?

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Asking questions is an inevitable part of being an educator. A major part of our careers will be asking, and answering an array of questions. As professionals, and educators for the future it is extremely important to ask the right questions in the right manner. In order to have students dig deeper and give a well thought out answer we must phrase questions correctly.

Joanne Chesley Makes a great point on open ended questions vs close ended questions. When asking a question that is close ended we should expect a short answer such as, yes or no. When we rephrase a question in ways that will help a student expand their thoughts, it can help teach them on a higher level. I see the importance of this topic, it can make all of the difference in learning process when we make a person really think about an answer. When you avoid leading questions, and give the student a chance to collect their thoughts, they will be able to come up with answers perhaps they did not even expect themselves to know.

In the article Asking Questions to Improve Learning there are some great points made. Active learning should definitely extent beyond the classroom. When we engage with students, and ask questions that can touch a student in a way that triggers their thought process beyond class, we are on the right track. Showing interest in our students answers even if we do not agree is so important to keep students interested. Also making students elaborate on questions rather than vague answers is also important. Many students need that extra push to get their brains thinking a little more thoroughly. 

5 comments:

  1. Overall, I think your interpretation of the post was great. I just wanted to point out a couple of minor things. I would advise to make more use of commas. You did well in the beginning, but on items such as introducing a blog or article or a place you are, so called, taking a breath, add a comma. Also, I would quote the sentence, "When asking a question that is close-ended, (add the hyphen as well there and a comma) we should expect a short answer, such as, (add comma and quotes there) "yes" or "no". Again I saw just minor issues, but great post overall!

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  2. "...should definitely extent beyond the classroom" extend, not extent

    Thoughtful. Interesting.

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  3. I agree that asking questions the correct way is extremely important. I would suggest proofreading a little more before posting. I noticed a run on sentence in your first paragraph and as Alex commented, need of the use of commas and quotation marks as well. But overall, good post.

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  4. I agree with you, you must ask the right questions the right way.

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