Sunday, February 9, 2014
Blog Post #4 Asking Questions: What questions do we ask? How do we ask?
When an education embarks upon the journey to teach there is the need to evaluate students. Evaluation requires the usage of questions. When attempting to assess the contents of a specific lesson teachers must be skilled in the art of questioning. Questions should clearly and concisely request specific information. When choosing questions for students, teachers aim to stimulate the student to come to truths naturally. The idea of using questions to have students analyze their ideas and come to valid conclusions is not a new one. Socrates used questions to stimulate critical thinking and promote illumination in the 5th century. As a molder of minds it is important to consider the answer one is soliciting when creating questions. As educators we are helping to instill the tools needed to critically think for the student's lifetime. Educators bring students from darkness into illumination.
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Very interesting, I liked that you included some history behind question asking. Maybe include some of the sources that Dr. Strange provided us or find some on your own to help answer the blog post topic. The reader is still left wondering how you should ask the questions, maybe provide some examples of questions to ask.
ReplyDelete"When an education embarks upon the journey to teach…." Do you mean educator instead of education?
ReplyDelete" As a molder of minds it is important to consider the answer one is soliciting when creating questions." Are we always soliciting answers when we ask questions?
@Dr. Strange, I did mean educator. I apologize for the error in word choice. I do feel that we are always soliciting answers when we ask questions. Ideally we lead students to obtain valid answers and identify fallacies with appropriate questioning. @Meagan McRae. Thanks for your suggestions for my next post.
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