That particular day was started with usual meditation. The very first presenter was Dessang Dorji who
defined the strategy as "to create life long, independent learners who
uses questioning as a tool to learn". He started giving some of the important features of the concept.Than it was followed by Yeshi Dema who briefly explained on the classification of questions such as:
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- literal level question which is
the most often used in the classroom
- the inferential level which
means to think and search
- applied level
- thinking time/wait time
- no hand questioning and so on.
- basketball questioning
where the moved and brought for discussion among students.
- conscripts and volunteers where
the teacher selects volunteers to answer.
- phone a friend where the
student take assistance from a friend through phone.
- Hot seating where the is placed
in a 'hot seat' and asked questions.
- and others like preview, pair
rehearsal, big question, fat question, skinny question and seek a partial
answer.
I was enriched with the knowledge regarding the three
types of Questioning strategies;
i. Socratic Questioning : -
Socrates the greatest educator taught through questioning his students. His uses Six different to draw answer from his students such as 1. Conceptual clarification question where they are make to think about what they are asking. 2. Probing Assumptions where they are make to think about the presupposition and unquestioned beliefs. 3. Probing rationale, reasons and evidences 4. Questioning viewpoints and perspectives 5. Probe implications and consequences 6. Questioning about the questions.
ii. Bloom's taxonomy : -
where Benjamin Blooms focuses on the six levels of question parallel to the six levels of thinking like
1. Remembering
2. Understanding
3. Applying
4. Analysing
5. Evaluating
6. creating
iii. Kipling Questions: -
i. Socratic Questioning : -
Socrates the greatest educator taught through questioning his students. His uses Six different to draw answer from his students such as 1. Conceptual clarification question where they are make to think about what they are asking. 2. Probing Assumptions where they are make to think about the presupposition and unquestioned beliefs. 3. Probing rationale, reasons and evidences 4. Questioning viewpoints and perspectives 5. Probe implications and consequences 6. Questioning about the questions.
ii. Bloom's taxonomy : -
where Benjamin Blooms focuses on the six levels of question parallel to the six levels of thinking like
1. Remembering
2. Understanding
3. Applying
4. Analysing
5. Evaluating
6. creating
iii. Kipling Questions: -
which is based on 5 wife and one husband.
The 5 Ws are what, why, when, where who and the H how.
Role of teacher
Role of teacher
- model of critical thinking
- Respect students views
- probe their understanding and
shows genuine in their thinking.
Role of students
- participates when called upon
- answer questions are carefully
and clearly as possible
- address the whole class so that
everyone can hear their answer
- be as succinct as possible
