"What do we need to know about questions to be an effective teacher?"
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Learning revolves around asking questions. Having a question
and searching for the answer is the corner stone of education. Students need to
ask questions to gain knowledge or to better understand a concept. Teachers
need to ask questions to promote learning and engage their students. However,
many people do not know how to effectively ask questions because they were never taught how.
Knowing different the types of questions, what they require as a
response, and you need to ask lays a good foundation. Closed ended
question are questions that require minimal engagement and usually a one word
response. For example, “Did you enjoy the passage we read in class?” A “yes” or
a “no” is all that this question requires to be answered. There is no depth to
this question nor is there any critical thinking needed to respond. Open ended
questions are questions that require a more detailed answer than just “yes” or
“no”. The purpose of open ended questions is to encourage students to think in
depth about their response.
There are a few things you can do to be successful when
asking questions. First, plan your questions before you ask them. Give them
some thought on what words you should use and when you should ask them. Decide
what your desired outcome is and frame your question around that. Second, be
specific and direct. Don’t ask questions in a way that they are too confusing
or way off topic. Few things frustrate me more than when a professor asks the
class a poorly structured question. Everyone is too confused to understand what
the professor is asking, so no one responds. Third, how you respond is also
important. Give your students time to think about their answers and show interest
in what they have to say. Even if the answer is wrong acknowledge their
response and help them get to the right answer.
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