Sunday, February 9, 2014

Blog Post #4- Asking Questions

question figures Asking questions are very important to learning. I do not think there is a day that goes by that a person does not ask a question. That right there proves the importance of asking questions. When in a classroom, students ask questions to get a better understanding of the assignment or subject. When a teacher is asked a question by a student, usually a few others in the class have that same question that they would like answered.

When teachers ask open ended questions it promotes more than just a yes or no response. Responding with a yes or no, or I do not know does not aspire as much thinking as an open ended question. An opened ended question method is a great tool to use in the classroom. Silence after a question that a teacher asks is not a bad thing. Silence after a question is a great method to use. The silence period gets the students thinking one there own of the question you just asked. There are many ways asking questions can improve your teaching. I found the Asking Better Questions in The Classroom Video very helpful, the link is attached in the title of the video if you would like to view it.

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2 comments:

  1. No links were included or title/alt modifiers. This is a requirement to every post!

    "Asking questions are very important to learning." It should be "is", not "are".

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  2. Questions are a huge portion of our day to day lives. I agree, not a day goes by that a question isn't asked.

    I can remember almost every single one of my teachers telling us not to be afraid to ask questions, because chances are that someone else in the room most likely has the same question. I also agree that silence after asking a question can be a good thing for teachers, allowing students to collect their thoughts to form educated and quality responses. But teachers need to be wary of the silence from their students also, because that can be an indicator that the teacher's message wasn't received.

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