Hi Olivia- Thanks for your post to the forum. Questioning and discussions are so necessary for us to get the feebdback we need to tailor our instruction. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
When they use questioning, then they will recieve a better understanding of the lecture. This is why I have a open discussion for questions at the end.
Hi Romeo - What great practice you are giving them in critical thinking - excellent! Best wishes - Susan
Hi David- Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree - when students get excited about concepts through questioning, they do get more engaged in their own learning. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
It make them look up anwers and to dig deeper into the subject. They become an active participant in their education.
They will learn more of what will be asked of them, what they are expected to know, in what way a teacher will ask questions and prepare for such.
I think good questions can reinforce the material taught and give the students serlf conficence that they have accomplished the learning objectives. They also spark interest for the students to contiue learning for themselves
Asking questions that requires critical thinking will allow you to identify self-directed learners. The best example is asking about the cause of "Jaundice". This is a problem that students need to know the cause to solve the problem. When they scan the patient to find out they will look for the source of the pathology and start exercising their knowledge on the pathophysiology of the condition. Does it start before the liver, in the liver or after the liver. Unfortunately their search for the answer is when they are alone in the hospital sonography lab.. They will be their own problem solver to the case.
I prepared them in any surgical or medical problem they may encounter in the real world of sonography. I teach and drill them by asking questions on how to handle the problem.I teach them how to be a self-directed learner. The result is amazing when they can anticipate the correct answers to my questions. Thanks also for all the additional tips to do the questioning process.It's a big plus for us instructors.
Using questions forces students to think about the question and to think overall, and hopefully become responsible to learn/find the answer. It may require that they actively participate in thinking about a topic in a way they hadn't considered before, which should make them rememvber the information.
Hi Vanessa- Thanks for your post to the forum. I think that often the best question and answer sessions occur after we form the connections between students and students and students and teacher. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Students begin to develop a since of motivation and connection both with the other students but also with the instructor when they begin to ask questions so that they can formulate the content being studied or examine and therefore begin to relate the information.
Hi Beth - Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree, teaching our students to themselves be able to ask relevant questions is very important.
Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Asking questions allows the student into the learning experience.Not only are questions used as assessment of knowledge, they are also conversation or in this case a jumping off point for other learning activities. Open ended questions however are the best as these allow for more learn stress free learning. There is a fear with yes and no that the student might answer incorrectly.
Using the different styles of questioning on a regular basis, will hopefully help the student develop the "questioning" method themselves when they find themselves in different situations, to find the answers they are looking for. To paraphrases as stated at start of session, knowing how to ask the right question is the fastest way to getting a correct answer.
Hi Joan - I agree - it is so exciting when our students actually become excited and engaged in their own learning! Susan
I believe that if a teacher can accomplish the classroom experience where students begin to question on their own the material being reviewed, that is the highest achievement a teacher can attain. That above all else, shows that the students have matured to the point that they have become interested in the subject--now true learning can take place.The students will now seek out the information that they are interested in. It all begins with "I wonder if..." It never bothered me that I didn't have an answer to every question. I was always glad for the chance to learn something new. Questioning means the students are thinking.
Hi Larry- Thanks for your post to the forum. As you state, asking questions gets students to reflect on the concepts they are learning and be able to apply them to the questions that they are asked. This definitely improves retention. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Questions can help students to become self-directed learners by motivating them to inquire along the concept of the Socratic method. The more thought-provoking the questions are developed, the more likelihood of greater understaning of the subject matter.
Students have an opportunity to think and analyze their thoughts and cognitive skills are maximized. Without questioning, this opportunity may not be afforded to them.
I think that the use of effective questioning helps students to develop their own ability to be a self-directed learner because they will start to anticipate the questions that they will be asked and ask them of themselves. This will lead them to seeking out answers when they have their own questions about things in education and in life.
