Blog Post 4

While going over the different sources about "What do we need to know about asking questions to be an effective teacher?", I learned many different things about how teacher's questions can sometimes confuse students just by how they word their information. For teachers, they have to really make sure they beak down the material very thoroughly to their students so they will be able to comprehend it well. When teachers ask their students questions, they also have to make sure that they are being very specific when they are asking questions during the class discussion. Some examples I found on how to improve on asking questions are "yes or no" questions, "direct and complexity" questions, "mix of questions", and many more. Using these strategies will really help students build depth and complexity. Asking questions during discussions will also help students become more interactive in the discussions and help improve their learning skills. Questions that you should avoid in the classroom are "leading questions". These type of questions suggest its own answer and discourages the students from thinking on their own. Also during class discussions, it is good to avoid asking more than one question at a time because the students will not know which question to answer. These strategies that I have reviwed are very helpful for when teachers want to create questions for exams, discussions, and paper assingments. It is also good to encourage your students to use these question strategies to help with their thinking skills as well.