I always let enough time for students to think when I ask a questions sometimes I reword the same question because I want them to answer me on their own to see if they really grasped the subject matter.
Discussion based questions work well in my classroom. I use this technique so each student can particapate and create a classroom discussion that helps pull the class together.
I have added Turning Point questions to the slide presentations that I use for the discussion of chapter material. It gets everyone involved but I also find that after they have answered and we see the percentages discusion is great, then I will put up the correct answer and discussion and questions continue.
After each topic covered in the class I give students time for their questions and as they know I’ll do mine after, they try to clear all doubts before I start asking.
Apply the question to real life cases so the student can relate to the question.
Descriptive or essay type questions are very helpful because students can express themselves very well
Hi Mohammed- Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree that frequently stopping lecture to use questioning is an excellent technique! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Hi Merrick - thanks for your post to the forum. "Hot potato" sounds like a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Hi James - Thanks for your post to the forum. Great example of expanding a question. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Sometimes I will start with specific questions that require a definite surface answer so that I know if the students have grasped the required information. Then I may present a question that is thought provoking in relation to their previous basic answer or I may ask a question that is more Socratic. It's like asking the question about measles, that they appear as spots on the body. However, the next question may ask to explain how and why those spots appear. Of course the answer is some type of virus.
I am trying to motivate the students to participate in class discussions. I am always to present my lecture with diagram.
Hi Jaime- Thanks for your post to the forum. Questioning skills are one of the toughest for instructors to master. You seem to have it all together! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
i make it a game. my favorite is hot potato. we go around the room as fast as we can and each student has to answer the question correctly in as little time as possible to earn points that are redeemable at the end of the moduel for items such a s candy bars or other small trinkets.,
I think to get students to participate in questioning can be a little tricky. Some students dont like to voice their opinion. I do however like the ideas of how to draw students out. Getting their ideas helps us to know what they are soaking in. Open ended questions are helpful because its their opinion and not a right or wrong answer most of the time.
Hi Jaime- thanks for your post to the forum. I like your idea of posting topics on the board prior to lecture. The discussion will draw the students' interest in what you will be teaching. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I always teach my student in bits and bytes and based on that I ask questios as I review my taught content.i feel repitition of the contant and asking questions repeatedly on that brings out more participation and students feel much better.
I like to put topics on the board and before they are discussed, ask questions like what do you think this means? How would you feel about this question?
I like to ask questions that lead to other questions ,and I find that students get engaged more easily this way.It gives everybody in the classroom to voice an answer ,to differ and to apply what they are learning.
Relating the question to a real life situation. This will generate interest, all students have real life stories to share.
Hi Teresa - Great questioning skills! Thanks for sharing. Susan
