Using Effective Questioning Techniques

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Using Effective Questioning Techniques

• Presented by H.O.D. Mrs. Maha Al- Harb
• ELT Supervisor Mrs. Khawla Al-Rifae
• Principal Mrs. Suad Al-Shbaily

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Introduction
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Objectives
At the end of this session , you are expected to
1. Develop self awareness and analysis of
questioning techniques.
2. Use questioning and elicitation techniques
effectively in class.
3. Identify various types of questions with
examples.
4. Recognize the importance of Blooms taxonomy
as a taxonomy of questions.
5. Identify the characteristics of a good
question.
6. Recognize the importance of good questioning
techniques.
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Task 1
What do we mean by Questioning Techniques?
Methods used for constructing and presenting
questions in order to promote effective
discussions and learning or to elicit information.
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Why do you think we have chosen this topic to
talk about?
.Interaction
The most common form of interaction between
teacher and pupil.
.Challenge
Provide motivation by encouraging students to
actively participate in learning.
.Influence
Influence can cause integration of the four
skills.
.Progress
Asking questions help teachers to promote the
level of the pupils.
.Assessment
The teacher can assess the effectiveness of her
own teaching.
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Whats the purpose of using Questioning
Techniques?
To interest, engage and challenge pupils.
To check on prior knowledge and connect it to a
new topic.
To stimulate recall and use of existing
knowledge and experience in order to create new
understanding and meaning.
To focus thinking on key concepts and issues.
To extend pupils thinking from the concrete and
factual to the analytical and evaluative.
To lead pupils through a planned sequence which
progressively establishes key understandings.
To promote reasoning, problem solving,
evaluation and the formulation of hypotheses.
To promote pupils thinking about the way they
have learned.
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Task 2
Whats the purpose behind asking questions in the
following stages?
Revising
Recalling
Motivating
Eliciting
Practicing the taught material
Checking Comprehension
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Types Of Questions
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1. Wh questions
- Asking for information about something.
- Asking for a reason.
- Asking about time.
- Asking about place.
- Asking about choice.
- Asking what or which person or people.
- Asking about ownership. ( Task 3 )
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Wh Song
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Task 4
Write 5 sample questions for Set Book in
exams
1.What do bees do?
2. Where does Kuwait lie?
3. When do Muslims pray?
4. Who is Abdulaziz Husain?
5. Why do we go to school?
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2. Yes / No Questions ( Closed Questions )
There are two definitions that are used to
describe closed questions. A common definition
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A closed question can be answered with either a
single word or a short phrase.
A closed question can be answered with either Yes
or No.
They should be used with care too many closed
questions can cause frustration and shut down
conversation.
Closed Questions have the following
characteristics
- They give you facts.
- They are easy and quick to answer.
- They keep control of the conversation with the
questioner.
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3. Open Questions
These are useful in getting another person to
speak. ( Theyre likely to receive a long answer.
) They often begin with the words What , Why,
When , Who Sometimes they are statements
tell me about , give me an example of They
can provide you with a good deal of information.
Open questions have the following characteristics
- They ask the student to think and reflect.
- They will give you opinions and feelings.
- They hand control of the conversation to the
respondent.
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4. Tag Questions
A tag question is a special construction in
English. It is a statement followed by a
mini-question whether it is positive or negative.
The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the
mini-question at the end is called a "question
tag".
We use tag questions at the end of statements to
ask for confirmation. They mean something like
"Am I right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very
common in English.
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5. Inference Questions
Inference questions ask you to find the
inferences and assumptions made in the passage.
The main goal of the entire test is to assess
your ability to go beyond what is on the page.
Its not unusual to face two or more inference
questions in each passage.
Ex. They went out at 6. They came back at
10. How long did they stay out?
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Techniques of asking a question
2. The Volunteer
1. The Default
Ask a question
Ask a question
Pause
Pause
Call on a student
Wait for a raised hand
Use for conceptually challenging questions.
Master this technique and use it as your standard
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3. Jump Ball
4. The Choir
Ask a question
Ask a question
Pause
Pause
Any body
Every body
Use for conceptually challenging questions and
when you need a fast answer
Use for simple but important points that everyone
should know
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When a student asks a question
Clarify it , if necessary.
Whenever possible, help the student answer the
question himself.
Ask other students to answer the question.
Defer until later, if possible.
Answer it yourself, only as a last resort
But, never let a students question go
unanswered.
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When a student says ( I dont know)
As A General Rule
Dont Let Them Off The Hook!
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Task 5
What are the characteristics of a good question?
Short
Properly Directed
Thought Provoking
A good question should be
unambiguous
Common Vocabulary
Relevant
Comprehensive
Related to the objectives
Straight forward
Clearly stated
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effective questioning should
1. Reinforce and promote the learning objectives.
2. Include staging questions to draw pupils
towards key understanding or to increase the
level of challenge in a lesson as it proceeds.
3. Involve all pupils.
4. Engage pupils in thinking for themselves.
5. Promote justification and reasoning.
6. Create an atmosphere of trust where pupils
opinions and ideas are valued.
7. Show connections between previous and new
learning.
8. Encourage pupils to speculate and hypothesize.
9. Encourage pupils to ask as well as to
receive questions.
10. Encourage pupils to listen and respond to
each other as well as to the teacher.
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General Strategies For Asking Questions
1. When planning questions, keep in mind your
lesson goals.
2. Avoid asking leading questions.
3. Follow a yes or no question with an
additional question.
4. When you plan each class lesson, include notes
of when you will pause to ask and answer
questions.
5. Ask a mix of different types of questions and
use keywords of questioning like Who, Why, What,
Where, When. .
6. Wait for students to think and formulate
responses.
7. Encourage students to ask questions at any
time.
8. Scatter questions over the entire class.
9. Pose questions within the ability of the
student to whom the question is addressed.
10. Ask students to give complete answers.
11. Do not permit frequent group responses.
12. Avoid asking questions that can be answered
by guessing.
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Pitfalls Of Questioning
It is easy to fall in the trap of
1. Asking too many closed questions.
2. Asking pupils questions to which they can
respond with a simple yes or no answer.
3. Asking too many short answer, recall based
questions.
4. Asking bogus, What Im thinking questions.
5. Starting all questions with the same stem.
6. Focusing on a small number of pupils and not
involving the whole class.
7. Making the sequence of questions too rigid.
8. Not giving pupils time to reflect, or to pose
their own questions.
9. Dealing ineffectively with incorrect answers.
10. Asking questions when another strategy might
be more appropriate.
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Blooms Taxonomy
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Task 6
Write an example for each category
Judge, appraise, evaluate, assess
Evaluation
Compose, construct, design, predict
Synthesis
Compare, contrast, examine, analyze
Analysis
Interpret, apply, use, demonstrate
Application
Restate, discuss, describe, explain
Comprehension
Who, What, When, define, recall, list
Knowledge
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Famous sayings about Asking Questions
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
The important thing is not to stop
questioning. Albert Einstein
Teaching is the art of asking questions. Socra
tes
To question well is to teach well. In the
skillful use of questions. More than anything
else, lies the fine art of teaching. Earnst
Sachs
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Famous sayings about Asking Questions
Instructors will perform with excellence if
they employ effective questioning
techniques Bob Powers( 1992 )
Good learning starts with questions, not
answers. Guy Claxton, Bristol University
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Summary
In summary, we have learned that
Good questioning is a major determinant of the
success of teaching.