Teaching and Art of Questioning

Teaching and the Art of Questioning

David Deubelbeiss

http://setiteachers.ning.com http://eflclassroom.ning.comDeveloping the art of questioning can be as simple as practicing. It is with practice thatwe gain competence and “pattern” the process.

The art of questioning students is the foundation of all good teaching practice.It provides for both assessment and student growth (learning) and is the coreof the scientific method and how we learn.Yet, teachers spend comparably little time, learning how to ask questions or make questions which lead to good teaching. Moreover, many teachers spendlittle time developing this fundamental skill in their students. You can’t have“real” communication without questions yet so many students gain Englishcompetence in this – too far along their learning curve to benefit.This workshop will address both aspects of questioning.

Part 1

– How to deliver questions as a teacher?Assessing students through questions.

Part 2

- Activities to promote question making skills in our students.

WARM UP

Developing the art of questioning can be as simple as practicing. It is with practice thatwe gain competence and “pattern” the process.

In pairs or 3s – Look at Appendix 1

. Choose one question, ask it and then give twofollow up questions

Recalling -Who, what, when,where, how _______?Identifying Errors -What is wrong with_______?

Comparing -How is similarto/different from_______?Inferring -What might we inferfrom _______?

What conclusions mightbe drawn from _______?

Identifying Attributesand Components -

What are thecharacteristics/parts of  _______?

Predicting -

What might happen if  _______?

Classifying -How might we organizeinto categories_______?Elaborating -What ideas/details canyou add to _______?Give an example of _______.Ordering -Arrange into sequenceaccording to _______?Summarizing -Can you summarize_______?Establishing Criteria -What criteria would youuse to judge/evaluate_______?IdentifyingRelationships...