Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Classroom Engagement Through Effective Questioning -- from a workshop


Here is the slide presentation and handout from a workshop delivered by English Language Support to graduate students at VIU on November 17th.






Classroom Engagement through Effective Questioning:
 A workshop for MASLM
November 17,  2015

Presented by Les Barclay and Bruce Cornwall


1.  Introduction   The wise man know what he does not know.




2.  Effective questions and discussion vs.  ineffective questions and discussion

                      
            Effective                                                                      Ineffective



3.   Fundamental Principles                                             & Strategies

        *  Attitude = spirit of inquiry                                            *   Have a clear purpose
        *  Be a critical thinker (reading & listening)             *   Practice
        *  Be collaborative                                                           *  Notice
        *                                                                                          *


What is the problem I am trying to solve?   What is the key concept I need to understand?
     

4.   What underpins engaged and critical reading and listening?







5.   Making good questions:

 a)   Principles                                                                   Strategies

  *   Build a conversation                                             *  Attend to grammar and vocabulary
  *   Focus on critical and higher order thinking          *  Use 10 Question Types
  *   Good questions have multiple answers                *  Don’t know/expect the answer
  *   Seek to build connections and understanding     *   Use follow-up questions
  *   Consider multiples voices and perspectives        *   Keep spoken questions simple and clear
  *   Good questions can lead to more questions       *    Save complex questions for written form
  *   Good questions are useful                                    *    Be guided by purpose











   Ten Higher Order Question Types

1.     Explore – facts, theories
2.     Challenge –assumptions, conclusions, interpretations 
3.     Relate/Compare – theories, ideas, issues
4.     Diagnose – motives, causes
5.     Action – to reach conclusions, actions
6.     Cause and Effect – look for causal relationships
7.     Extension – expand the conversation
8.     Hypothetical – what if
9.     Priority – identify most important issues
10.  Summary – bring it all together
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       









           b)  grammar:  Statement usually goes
                   SUBJECT  (+AUXILIARY) + MAIN VERB (+OBJECT )

            But in a question it goes  QUASM    (QU=QUESTION WORD)

         Power is destructive. à

            Power can destroy. à

            Power destroys. à

            Power destroys communities. à

           
             Remember the 7 “WH”   questions:  

             Who   What  Where   When   Why   How   Which

               
            c) practice 1 – unscramble the questions

               Statement:   Inequality is the most important global social issue.





       
 Practice 2:    

People who serve as change agents in their organizations or communities also must work in intentional ways to produce the desired effects.

*****************************************************

The change agent, from this definition, is a person committed to a dynamic leadership process, lifelong learning,  and relationships.  



6.    Critical Listening


Think as you read,  watch listen …

  • What surprised,  shocked, intrigued you?
  • What didn’t you know?
  • What do you disagree with?   What do you agree with?
  • What was important?
  • What was wrong?
  • What was incomplete?
  • What was biased?
  • What came to your mind?
  • How does this connect to you, your country, your
  • What did you learn?

1 Question:  ____________________________________________________

1 Observation/Statement:  __________________________________________



7.      I will change the way I make questions by …


          

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