Get Your Students Hired
I like to ask my students questions to see if there are getting the subject.I start on one side of the classroom Then move to the other side of class
Ranee,
Asking questions to review is a part of active teaching. It refreshes students' memories.
Judy Mohammed
Asking questions in class is always good, it can also be a good source of review for the students because someone will likely always ask a question that someone else has forgotten the answer to, when the question is answered it will serve as a reminder to the other student that may have forgotten the information.
Anthony,
You can have some lively discussions with open ended questions.
Judy Mohammed
I ask mostly ask closed questions, but when I ask open questions I want to see where my students mind is, then we go from there.
Thomas,
Do you find that asking questions is effective and do you use questioning often in lectures?
Judy Mohammed
One of the things we discuss in our aerodynamics class is airflow over, under, and around a car. We discuss and ask questions about what we could do to be more efficient as a car passes through the air and what could we do to make it even MORE efficient.
David,
Do you plan your questions into your lectures and which types of questions do you use?
Judy Mohammed
Jason,
It seems that you are using questioning in the best ways. This questioning is the Socratic method and it does keep students engaged. It adds life and enthusiasm to the class.
Judy Mohammed
Jeffrey,
Questioning is indeed a good way to gage students’ understanding of the material. It also helps to keep them engaged and interactive. You may also try having them do a one minute evaluation of the class; this may lead you to discover more of how they feel about the class and what they may be missing.
Judy Mohammed
Asking questions is a critical component of teaching to gauge how well the students are understanding the material and critical concepts. Asking different types of questions will help to adapt to different learning styles and what objectives I am wanting the students to grasp.
I like to use ALL of the different type of questions, it will all depend on the class that I have. If they are hesitant, more direct, closed questions tend to work the best. If a class is fully involved, more open ended, relation and interpretation questions work. You have to be aware that when asking open ended questions that students may take you in a new or different direction than you intended, so you have to keep an open mind, so that you do not squash their enthusiasm, which can be counter productive to your goals. I will also use reinforcement techniques and prais to try to draw out reluctant students into the conversation. You can also use closed questions to keep a discussion on track with a class that takes an open ended question too far.
I use the questionins to see how my students are doing in a lesson too. I also use them to see if I as an instructor need to go slower or faster in a lesson to keep the students engaged. It also shows me the students who are excelling and the ones who need tutoring.
Terry,
This works well with young children. As teachers, we want to hadle the issue at once; however, we want to stay away from embarassing adults in classes. You might consider meeting with them during break or after class to let them know what you have observed.
Judy Mohammed
I also find it helpful to direct questions to specific individuals in the class if I suspect they are not focusing on the discussion.
MICHAEL,
This is very true. As instructors, we need to keep challenging our students.
Judy Mohammed
I agree with Jack, I frequently ask students questions to make sure that they are understanding the material. If the students know that you are going to ask questions, they will stay engaged and have a better understanding of the material.
I like asking closed questions to start with then I move to the different types of open questions to fine tune the understanding of the students
Scott,
I find this very helpful, especially at the start of new classes.
Judy Mohammed