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Contrary to the skill and drill emphasis in Americas public schools, the future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: designers, inventors, teachers and storytellers.
Questions can
Excite interest or curiosity Direct thinking in new and unexplored ways Encourage reflection Model thinking Make connections
Are students getting the kind of brain building workouts with good questions at school?
For all the good things that standards and standards based bubble in testing have brought to the educational community, it is hard to argue that we are now experiencing a plethora of higher level thinking supported by quality open ended questions.
Educational Leadership
February 2008
Any subject be it physics, art, or auto repair can promote critical thinking as long as teachers teach in intellectually challenging ways. Batemans corollary: Any activity be it soccer, doing the laundry, or grocery shopping can promote critical thought as long as parents use the opportunity to ask the right questions.
Evaluation
Synthesis
Original Terms
Analysis
Application
Comprehension
Knowledge
This is like working on a treadmill to increase the muscle of your upper arms. You may get some benefit and learn something about persistence in learning, but it is not aimed at the particular body part that you need to exercise.
A student can put great effort into a learning task that is at the lowest level of thinking.
Every student needs brain exercise, but like an athlete, students of different abilities and background need training of different kinds
Fluency How many ways can you catch a fish? Flexibility -- What other animals can you catch with a fishing rod? Originality What is the most unique method of using a fishing pole for survival? Elaboration What else would I need to know to survive in the wilderness with just a fishing pole?
SCAMPER questions
Substitute what if the wolf were an octopus? Combine What would a zeon (zebra and lion) look like?
would be its advantages and disadvantages in the wild? What
Adjust What if people were born with wheels instead of feet, what
adjustments would we need to make?
I crossed a lion with a mouse. Their progeny patrol the house, And often roar demanding cheese I give them all the cheese they please.
Put to other uses How could you use only kitchen utensils to
create a garden?
Eliminate - What if all people were born without legs, how would we
get around?
Out of the Question by Sally Godinho and Jeni Wilson suggests 3 Cs and 3 Ps
Critique What are the strengths and weaknesses of this approach? Compare What are the similarities between ________ and
_________?
Ponder Whats another way of thinking about this? Personalize Have you changed your ideas? If so how and why? Prioritize Whats the most important idea? Which portion of this
should be addressed first?
Example: Identify and label the parts of the story. Where did the story take place?
What details do you remember from the story of The Three Little Pigs?
House of straw, sticks, and finally brick The wolf was threatening
Specialized vocabulary Skills, tools or tasks used by people working within a field (discipline)
When you think of the story, The Three Little Pigs, what specialized vocabulary do we use?
What specialized words do we use to talk about narratives? Character Plot Setting Problem Conflict Solution resolution What specialized words did the author use to set this story apart? Ill huff and Ill puff and blow your house down Not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin
Repeats
Predictable
Fairy Tales often have patterns of 3s. What elements can you see in this story that come in 3s? What other patterns do you see?
Example: Whos point of view is being expressed? Whose is not being expressed?
Points of view
Different opinions Judge with criteria
Questions to consider.
Is lying or stealing ever justified? Does bad behavior on one persons part justify bad behavior back? Is judgment about wrong behavior effected by the status of the victim? Should it be? Does ones motive make a difference, or should one only consider the results of the behavior when making judgments?
Example:
Changes between past, present and future Change within a specific time period Whats likely to happen in the future? How would this be different if it took place in the past?
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If ____________ is the answer, what is the question?
Would you rather be a ___________ or a ________________? What would a _________ think of__________?
Postman again
All our knowledge results from questions, which is another way of saying questionasking is our most important intellectual tool.
SO
Some Donts
Ask a string of questions Ask rhetorical questions Use questioning as a behavioral management tool
Do you know what will happen if you ___?