Questioning as a Teaching Technique | Origin: ED103
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A thought provoking module on questioning as a learning tool and the Socratic method.
I have learned that the use of questions that are well thought out are an essential tool in the assessment of student learning.
Asking questions seem to be an art, you have to decide what the purpose of your question is, if is to gauge student understanding you can ask open ended questions or if to drive home a specific point you should ask close end question. Always prepare and come up with your question before hand so that the responses will have the desire effect.
The Socratic method of teaching seems interesting. In CTE it could be used to make sure kids understand what gear they will need for a specific type of shoot, how they will set it up, and why they will set it up that way.
Having a portfolio of questions to ask was a good strategy that I want to try and use in all of my classes. And making questions concise is a big one. I have definitely asked a question, gotten confused looks from students, and realized I had to reword the question to make it less "wordy" and more clear.
Questioning is great for teaching. Many students can have the possibility of being vague and non detailed and it can allows me as an instructor to understand the psychological aspect of my students.
Recognition and Praise are important when responding to answers. If shy students see this when other students respond, it may make them feel more at ease. They may even start to open up and start responding and participating in those discussions.
The Socratic method is a great and engaging way to get students to think more critically. As a teacher, it is exciting to see the lightbulb moments when using this process. This module did a great job of covering questioning from all levels of knowledge.
There is a lot more to questioning than I knew. I like the Socratic method and was pleased to find that I do a lot of that without knowing its formal origin.
Questioning is great for teaching due to some answer given by students can have the possibility of being vague and non detailed. This allows me as an instructor to pick the brains of my students.
I love the interaction with students by way of open discussions.
I find these skills essential in end of lesson calibration. When used well, questioning can help bring out quieter learners, assess understanding, redirect conversation or build on lessons and create depth to understanding.
Questions enable students to clarify their understanding of the content.
Lots of great tips on asking questions, and details on types of questions, and how to use them effectively.
The Socratic method section brought to memory one of the very funny deleted scenes from the movie "Galaxy Quest", which if you haven't seen it is a hilarious take on actors here who were part of a TV show (similar to the "Star Trek" phenomenon) who were taken into space to help an alien culture because they thought the actors really did all of the things they did on the TV show. Watch the first scene here up to the 2:18 mark for a brilliant usage of the Socratic method from someone who is definitely not an expert in the subject matter draw information out of his students:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM_IQAhvnKQ
Avoiding asking broad questions is key. You want to engage in open ended questions to allow students to not be afraid of asking questions.
Make students involved and active in the learning process.
Dr.Shah Rahman
Its a great teaching strategy! Thank you!!!
I have learned to effectively use different types of questioning to utilize when instructing. If one doesn't work, try a different type of questioning and see how the students respond.
This section on questioning has reminded me of having more questions prepared prior to class so that the phrasing will be more precise the first time asking the question. But questioning is a great way to engage the class and increase their understanding. I love seeing their curiosity peaked. Reading about the implementation of the Socrates method was very interesting.
