Q&A
This is the final(15/15) webinar module reference material for Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) for Lao Teacher Training of the Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR, with assistance from the Education for Employment Sector Development Project (EESDP) with the Asian Development Bank. This initiative is a convergence effort of the Department of General Education (DGE), Research Institute for Educational Sciences (RIES), the Dept. of Teacher Training (DTE) and the Institute For Education Administration Development (IFEAD). Packaged by Project Implementation Consultant (PIC) Intem Philippines
26. APPLICATIONS
Open questions are good for:
• Developing an open conversation: "What did you get up to on PI MAI
vacation?"
• Finding out more detail: "What else do we need to do to make this a
success?"
• Finding out the other person's opinion or issues: "What do you think about
those changes?"
Closed questions are good for:
• Testing your understanding, or the other person's: "So, if I get this qualification, I
will get a raise?"
• Concluding a discussion or making a decision: "Now we know the facts, are we
all agreed this is the right course of action?"
• Frame setting: "Are you happy with the service from your bank?"
27. HOW CAN WE MAKE QUESTION AND ANSWER MORE FUN?
GAMIFY IT
MAKE IT PART OF A THINK-
PAIR-SHARE SESSION
MAKE IT PART OF A
BRAIN STORM
COMBINE IT WITH
OTHER TECHNIQUES
ALL OF THE ABOVE
28. The Power of Questions aligned to Specific Thinking Skills
(Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy)
While asking questions may seem a simple task, it is perhaps the most powerful tool we possess as teachers.
If we ask the right question of the right student at the right moment we may inspire her to new heights of vision
and insight. A good question can excite, disturb, or comfort, and eventually yield an unexpected bounty of
understanding and critical awareness.
But MORE THAN THIS, question-asking serves many functions that make it the stock in trade of the skillful
teacher. Good questions can:
•Motivate student learning and fuel curiosity
•Foster intellectual development and stimulate critical thinking
•Assess student understanding
•Guide discussion and shape a positive learning environment
CREATE QUESTIONS THAT CAN DEMONSTRATE LEARNER’S:
LOWER ORDER THINKING SKILLS (REMEMBERING, UNDERTANDING, APPLYING) AND
HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS (ANALYZING, EVALUATING, CREATING)
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SPECIAL THANKS TO:
The Department of Teacher Education (DTE)
The Department of General Education (DGE)
The Research Institute for Educational Sciences (RIES)
The Institute for Education Administrators Development (IFEAD)
The EESDP Project Management Unit (PMU)
The Project Implementation Consultants of INTEM Philippines
Hosted by:
Phonexay Soukkaseum
Presenter:
TAVANH KHOUNBOLAY
Reactors:
Ajan Ket of DTE/Ajan Outhit of RIES Ajan Houmphanh of RIES/ Ajan Sengkeo of DTE
Ajan Lamphoun of IFEAD, Ajan Vongduean of DTE, Ajan Keomannivanh Phimmahasay, Ajan Somphone of DGE
Technical Support: (ICT/Assessment)
Joel Wayne A. Ganibe, Phoungkham Somsanith, Phonexay Soukkaseum, Jamil Lagunzad
Chat panelists:
Ajan Bounheng, Ajan Phouangkham, Ajan Manichanh, Joel, Nadet