ART OF QUESTIONING

Importance

Even in today's modern educational practices, the art of questioning has remained one of the best tools in promoting effective learning. 

In fact, questioning continues to be an essential component of good teaching. 

There are even some people who believe that the effectiveness of a teacher can be measured by his ability to ask good questions.  And yet too many teachers take this teaching tool for granted, or use it carelessly.

Purpose

To motivate the learners

Assess knowledge and

skills

To review contentTo develop

critical thinking of pupils

The photograph "Coal Breaker Boys" was taken in Kingston, Pennsylvania, between 1890 and 1910. It is available in the American Memory Collection Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920,

Levels of Questions 1. Bloom's Taxonomy

evaluation

synthesis

analysis

application

comprehension

knowledge

Bloom's Taxonomy

Knowledge- recalling facts,

terms basic concepts and answers

•Wh- words, choose find, define, label, list match, spell

Comprehension- demonstrate

understanding of facts by organizing, comparing,

translating, describing & stating main ideas

•compare, contrast, infer demonstrate, interpret, explain, illustrate, outline relate,rephrase translate, summarize, show, classify

ApplicationSolve problems to new situations by applying

acquired knowledge, facts, techniques, and rules in a

different way.

•apply, build, choose, construct, develop interview, make use of, organize plan, select, solve, utilize, model, experiment

Bloom's Taxonomy Analysis

Examine and break information into parts by

identifying motives or causes. Make inferences and find

evidence to support generalizations

•analyze, categorize, classify, compare, contrast,•discover, dissect, divide, examine, inspect,•simplify, survey, take part in, test for, distinguish,•list, distinction theme, relationships, function,•motive, inference, assumption, conclusion

SynthesisCompile information

together in a different way by combining elements in a new pattern or proposing

alternative solutions.

•build , choose, combine, compile , compose ,•construct, create, design, develop, estimate

EvaluationPresent and defend opinions by making judgments about

information, validity of ideas, or quality of work

based on a set of criteria.

•Conclude, criticize, decide, determine , evaluate, judge, prove, assess, deduct, perceive, opinion, recommend, agree

The photograph "Coal Breaker Boys" was taken in Kingston, Pennsylvania, between 1890 and 1910. It is available in the American Memory Collection Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920,

Bloom's Taxonomy

Knowledge When was this picture taken?Where was this picture taken?

Comprehension What is happening in this picture?Why are these boys dressed like this?

Application How would you describe the photograph to others?What caption would you write for this photograph (say, in a newspaper)?

Bloom's Taxonomy

Analysis Why are these boys here and not in school?What do you know about their lives based on this photo?

Synthesis What might these boys say about their work in an interview setting?What might they say about their future?

Evaluation What is the significance of this photo for the time period depicted?Compare this photo with one of three boys from today of the same age. How are their lives similar? How are they different?

Levels of Questions

2.Galdon’s Collapsed Categories of Teaching

Literal Critical Inferential Creative

Galdon’s Collapsed Categories of Teaching

LITERAL LEVEL COMPREHENSION- Understanding explicitly stated information.- Reading along the lines.

Questions ask for:- details - sequence of events - character traits - cause and effect relationships

Galdon’s Collapsed Categories of Teaching

INFERENTIAL LEVEL COMPREHENSION› Understanding implicitly stated information.› Reading between the lines.

Questions ask for:- conclusions- recognition of hidden meanings- generalizations- translations of old knowledge into new insights

Galdon’s Collapsed Categories of Teaching

INFERENTIAL LEVEL COMPREHENSION

Examples:What do you think Angelo should do?What do you think was meant by……?What evidence can you cite for the inference?

Galdon’s Collapsed Categories of Teaching

CRITICAL LEVEL COMPREHENSION› Understanding of information so that value

judgments can be made.› Reading beyond the lines.

Questions ask for:- value of theories- comparison and discrimination between and

among ideas- choices and reasoning- judgments

Galdon’s Collapsed Categories of Teaching

CRITICAL LEVEL COMPREHENSIONExamples:Does the character’s idea make sense? Why?If you were the character, would you do the same thing? Why?Do you think the author chose the best title for this story? Explain.Differentiate fact from opinion?Given the situation, what decision would you make?

Galdon’s Collapsed Categories of Teaching

CREATIVE LEVEL COMPREHENSION› Involves making personal responses.› Application of what has been read.

› Questions are geared for:› action/ demonstration› use of new methods, concepts into different

situations› solving problems and using skills and knowledge

in text

Galdon’s Collapsed Categories of Teaching

CREATIVE LEVEL COMPREHENSIONExamples:› Create a song/ poem/jingle/ rap/ dance that

would express how you understand the story.› If you were the author, how would you end the

story?› What could be a better title for this story?› Propose a solution to …….› Organize a plan to…….› Think of some new ways to ……› Write a…..

Galdon’s Collapsed Categories of Teaching

Literal• Look at

the data.

Inferential• Think

about the data.

Critical• Reflect on

what you have thought.

CreativeCreate new ideas and

applications