Reasons or purposes for asking questions in
the class include:
·
To
check that students understand
·
To
give students practice
·
To
find out what students really think or know
·
To
think critically.
2A chart showing types of question on one side
and possible uses on the other side
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Type of Question
|
Possible uses
|
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Open-ended
|
Long
answers for students to give out opinion, experiences and feelings
|
|
Closed
|
Short
factual answers to acknowledge/confirm deny, conducting a discussion or
making a decision.
|
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Funnel
|
·
finding
out more detail about a specific point
·
gaining
the interest or increasing the confidence of the person you are speaking to
|
|
Probing
|
·
finding
out more detail and additional information for clarification
·
drawing information out of people/students who are
trying to avoid telling you something.
|
|
Leading
|
·
leading
the students/people to your way of thinking
·
giving
the students/people a choice between two options, both of which you would be
happy with.
|
|
Rhetorical
|
·
Engaging
the listener into agreeing.
|
|
Tag
questions
|
·
Seeking
confirmations or acknowledgements. (similar to rhetorical
questions)
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