Questioning Strategies | Origin: ED114R
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Questioning in the Classroom --> Questioning Strategies
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Open ended questions, giving time to answer and pairing the students to answer increases engagement and effective learning.
I find that providing open ended questions to my students, only one or 2 students will always answer and most of the effort is minimized due to time restraints
I use Kagan Structures in my class and wait time is built in for the student responses. However, I do need to work on wait time for class share responses.
Understanding how to apply appropriate wait time was informative, although it is still difficult to contain that one student who immediately blurts out a response. The time out of a lecture period can be an impediment to using any of these questioning techniques.
Cognitive overload is real. We need to find ways to deliver content without overloading the instructor & the students. The tools discussed: open-ended questions, allowing time for response & incorporating think pair share activities make learning more engaging and less threatening.
Preparation time, class time, and the amount of class content case this technique to be underutilized. I look forward to testing the method out in the classroom instead of asking direct questions.
The three valuable tools (open questions, adequate wait time, and the think–pair–share technique) are often underused by instructors, teachers, and other educators because of the time constraints, the risk of discomfort associated with
unpredictable outcomes, and in the overemphasis on traditional teacher delivery.
- Some instructors feel immense pressure to cover a large amount of content in a limited time frame.
- The feeling of being rushed prioritizes covering the material over mastering it, pushes some instructors to deliver information quickly rather than facilitating a deeper student understanding and engagement.
