Questioning skill pdf
- 1. By Dr. Smita Srivastava Assistant Professor,faculty of Education,Integral University , Lucknow
- 2. To Introduce Lesson- by establishing rapport with students and know the status of previous knowledge To Develop Lesson- by asking questions related to their daily life/observations and new sub topic. To Create Learning Environment- by asking relevant questions about their learning experiences. For Active Participation of students-by taking examples from students and getting involved in demonstrations. To assess the status of learning- by asking comprehension questions Make learner thoughtful- by asking their point of view
- 3. Increasing critical awareness- by giving them new situation to solve Problem solving- by judging their actual problem. Curiosity- by making them more curious about the environment. Make learning Interesting and accurate- by creating interest through questions and get focussed on main topic.
- 4. Introductory questions: To introduce a lesson we need this.These questions should have logical sequencing and based on previous knowledge. Developmental questions: These questions are very helpful to develop your lesson. Shifting one sub-topic to another these questions fill the gap and maintain the motivation and interest among students. Probing questions:these questions have following types- 1-Seeking further information – Ex.What more can you add to your response ? 2-Prompting – Ex.Teacher : How is blood purified in lungs ? Student : I do not know. Teacher : Can you tell what happens to the oxygen we inhale? Student : It is filled in the lungs. Teacher :What happens to the haemoglobin which is present in the blood capillaries in lungs ? (giving hints and prompts).
- 5. Refocussing- Ex. In what way it is similar to ? Redirecting- Ex.Teacher:What were the reasons for the out break of plague in the mid of 1994 ? Student : No response Teacher : Sarla (redirecting) Student : Due to rats Teacher :Was there anything regarding unhygienic condition ? (prompting) Neeta ? (redirecting) 3- Comprehension questions:To know the knowledge status of student. 4- Evaluation questions :To evaluate the acquired knowledge.
- 6. Speed Voice Pause Style Relevance Precision Clarity Grammatically correct
- 7. Simple & clear Accurate Single dimensional Proper Language Relevant Thoughtful Avoid direct questions Level of question according to the level of students Maintain Interest and participation
- 8. Low order questions Middle order questions Higher order questions Follow-up questions
- 9. Low order- "Define the feeling of patriotism in your own words". Medium order- What is the central idea of the poem ? Higher order - How does smoke pollute the air? Follow up questions- any probing questions ( discussed earlier slide)