Questioning Effective Techniques Question Types Cognitive domain Blooms

Questioning Effective Techniques

Question Types » Cognitive domain (Bloom’s taxonomy) § § § knowledge comprehension application analysis synthesis evaluation » Affective domain § valuing § responding § receiving » Psychomotor domain

Additional Question Types » Content-directed questions (intended to obtain information about subject matter) » Student-directed questions (intended to obtain personal responses from students) » Rhetorical Questions (self-expression to obtain an effect, or a means of giving directions) » Ambiguous questions (intended to obtain information, but the nature of the question is not clear) » See handout: Rhodes’ Typology of Questions » TIPERS - Tasks Inspired by Physics Education Research

Questioning Techniques 1 » Prepare your students for extensive questioning » Use both pre-planned and emerging questions » Use a wide variety of question types » Avoid the use of rhetorical questions » State questions with precision

Questioning Techniques 2 » Pose whole-group questions unless seeking clarification » Use appropriate wait time » Select both volunteers and nonvolunteers to answer questions » Respond to answers provided by students

Questioning Techniques 3 » Maintain a positive class atmosphere » Throw back student questions » Interrelate previous comments » Restate discussion goal periodically » Take your time » Be equitable in the way you select students to respond.