Looking at different sites about asking questions I found many different ways to become an effective teacher. Many teachers either ask open-ended or close-ended questions. In Asking better questions in the classroom Joanne Chesley talks about the differences of open and close ended questions. Open-ended questions are the best to give a class, because they involve more thinking rather than a closed-ended question that only leads to a yes or no answer. Open-ended questions let the children think a little more rather than blurting out a quick yes or no and hoping they got the answer correct. I think children need to be challenged when asked questions and it helps them to better understand the material that is being taught.
In Three Ways to Ask Better Questions in the Classroom Maryellen Weimer.PhD gives three ways to ask better questions. The first is Prepare questions, always have questions prepared before teaching the lesson that way the teacher nor the students get confused. Trying to fix a question would lead to asking another question and then getting even more confused about the whole thing. Teachers should always be prepared to answer questions that the students have. Lets be honest we do not have all the answers to every question, we are only human. The second tip is to Play with questions, this means leaving the question unanswered for a while for the students to think on it. This causes the children to want to think on the question, because they are not sure which student will be asked for the answer at the end of the lesson. The last point is to Preserve good questions, keep the good questions and save them for later this is so the teacher could ask them on a test later on or just have them for a refresher one day. I really like the three ways that she presented. I think that it would be very helpful in the future.
Hey Brittnee,
ReplyDeleteI also added the "Three ways to ask better questions in the classroom" blog in my post. I think it was very informative. It is very important that we learn to ask questions in the proper way. The last thing we want to do as future elementary teachers, is intimidate our class with "bogus" questions that they don't understand. Instead, we should strive to keep them thinking. The best way to do this is to ask open ended questions as you suggested in your post. Good summary of each blog post.
Brittnee,
ReplyDeleteExcellent post on questions. Good work!
Thank you!
DeleteGood use of sources. In the first, however, you never explain what open-ended and close-ended questions are.
ReplyDelete"...gives three ways to ask better question." questions, not question
Will you put into practice in your classroom the suggestions you have read about regarding asking questions?
Thank you!
DeleteOpen-ended questions are questions that you can ask like, How did you come up with that choice? Close-ended questions are questions like, Was the story good? This type of question usually is leading to a yes or no answer.
I will practice these examples in my classroom. I think that every teacher should come to class prepared. I would want to have questions ready to ask and know how I'm going to ask them so I don't confuse myself or the class.
Hey Brittnee,
ReplyDeleteThis was a great post! I really enjoyed reading about open-ended questions versus the close-ended questions. I found your post very informative. Keep up the good work!