While reading the first article by Ben Johnson, I started realizing that my teachers always asked that one question, "Does everybody understand?" Sometimes after that question was asked, I really did not understand, but I was one of those students who would not speak up and say that I didn't or even ask more questions about the subject to better understand.
The strategies that are mentioned in the article, "Asking Questions to Improve Learning," sound like effective strategies that would get the students to answer more questions, better understand the material and also to participate more in the classroom. The strategy that I particularly like is to ask a mix of different questions. These questions should be closed, managerial and open questions. Closed questions have a limited number of correct answers that test students' comprehension of important information. Managerial questions ensure that the students better understand an assignment. Open questions have multiple answers and is the most effective in encouraging discussion in the classroom.
Some other strategies to know about asking questions in the classroom is to ask specific questions, do not ask more than one question at once, unless it is a yes-or-no question which you can follow with an additional question, and also include notes with your questions. As future teachers we need to know that we do not know everything and there is no reason for us to assume that the students know nothing.
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ReplyDeleteHi Kiyana!
ReplyDeleteI learned alot from the article that we had to read about questions. Just like you I believe that asking open questions is a better way to see what your students understand and do not understand. Yes, closed questions have limited answers and they are not very detailed. It will be hard to see how much your student REALLY understand if you ask closed questions all of the time. Open questions are detailed and it allows the student to elaborate on a subject. I think that open-ended questions make learning time fun!