student involvement
Ask all students ask a question. Then have another student answer the question.
HI Bj- Thanks for your post to the forum. As you state, questioning is indeed a major part of the learning process. Without effective questioning we are not able to monitor the comprehension levels of our students. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
It is most important in the student's learning process to ask many questions, and allow questions from the students in return. Questions, when made clear, are a large part of the overall learning process for our students.
Love to divide the class in smaller groups and then have a team leader speak upon each group. It teaches leadership and also speaking orally in class with presentations. Builds confidence
Student involvement it also creates great "Teamwork" in the classroom. Just like a sports team. You can learn and figure out what makes your classroom tick.
I think student involvement in vital to the success of the class. In the involvement you can figure out what people are truly passionate about learning. You can also access on what students are learning by their answers.
This is great. we do this every week as a review and it brings out more questions and it also relieves any stress from the shy students and alows them to ask their questions that they have been wanting to ask but were afraid to do so.
I find that some students are afraid to ask questions for fear of sounding silly, stupid, or foolish. One technique I use, when a question is asked, is to then ask the rest of the class "Who else is wondering the same thing?" This shows them the value and importnace of asking instead of sitting there wondering.
Hi Abraham - Welcome to ED 103 - you have questioning down solid!
Asking questions is the quickest way to get students engaged,if you act as a facilitator and let students ask and asnwer their own questions after you have provided a model , just redirect or paraphrase questions only for the sake of clarification.Challenge slow students to get involved by accepting all answers and then select the best answer by highlighting it.
Hi Bradley- this is having the instructor move to the role of "facilitator". In that role he/she allows the students to interact while quietly guiding the discussion. As you point out, the usuually "quiet" students often get drawn into what they see as a "safe" environment.
The students answer each other is great, this takes the instructor out of the discussion and lets him focus on the answers the students are giving, this will allow the students that might not ask questions to get involved with the Q&A that’s being discussed on the lecture that was just given, great idea.
Hi Rebecca - I agree, it's a good idea to check for understanding before moving on to a new topic. A savvy instructor soon learns to "read" students body language. Unfortunately for those like me who often teach online, that's a tool we miss!
It's a good thing to include everyone. Remind them that there are no silly question, especially when they are learning something new in their life. Some are afraid to look or sound like they don't understand. Also always ask " Do you understand,and watch for body language which usually shows on those that don't get it and are afraid to speak up.
LET THE STUDENT WRITE THEIR QUESTIONS IN THE BLACK BOARD AND THEN LET OTHER STUDENTS ANSWERED
I have students do a group presentation that will end in a Q&A from the other students. This allows the students to ask questions and provide feedback or insight on the groups presentation. The students thoroughly enjoy this activity because of the level of involvement of the classand ther learning is continous.
Divide the class in half to ask each other the questions to challenge them.
Having good questioning techniques is very important. You can turn the whole class around to you or away from you if done wrong. This lesson has some good ways to help get the class involved when questioning.
This is a good way to get the whole class involved. If everyone has a question, they can have a chance to interact with one another, as well.
