Blog Post #6 What questions do we ask? How do we ask?

Asking better questions in the classroom by Joan Chesley was the first video that I watched. In this video, Joan basically said that we should ask questions that structure the response for the student. These questions should be in a yes or no answer format. I think that this technique would be good for a group of twenty five students or more because you can cover a lot of ground with those single responses.  Another form of questioning that Joan used was the open-ended technique. This type of questioning leads to more thinking and a variety of responses. It also leaves the form of the question up to the respondent. I think this way would be good for challenging the students to think outside of the box.


The second video that I viewed was titled, "Questioning styles and strategies". This video stressed the importance of framing your questions to keep the students engaged. It stated that the student will be fully engaged by deepening and extending their thinking. It involved asking a question to provoke the student to collaborate, communicate and share answers.In this strategy, the teacher will probe to check for understanding of the material. One of the styles included having students to draw pictures for self expression.
The teacher also valued the feedback from the students. I think that I would use these styles and strategies during small group time.