involving all students in questioning session
My class has different degrees of education. Although the requirement to enter the program is only two years in college I have students who have bachelor's degree, medical degree(Doctor of Medicine),other doctorate degrees and associates degree and the 2 yr.college requirement.
I normally ask questions during my lecture to a level that is comprehensible to all of them. After the anatomy and physiology of an organ the best portion to ask questions is when I go to pathology of the organ.I can already ask critical questions like "what adjacent organs are involved in the presence of a tumor in this particular organ?" "How many of you knows a friend or relatives having such condition and are they presenting similar signs and symptoms?" Normally everyone wants to participate in the discussion.For me critical thinking is a good stimulating process to check how much they understood and how far they have learned. It is much also better than memorizing. Thanks for the other tips on questioning in this module.It is definitely helpful to instructors with diverse student education and population.
Classes with adult learners who have a variety of life lessons learned want to share their experiences and many times make education self propelling as they go on to communicate their understanding of the subject and the "trick' they used to find coding answers.
