THE ROLE OF

QUESTIONS IN

TEACHING THINKING

AND LEARNING

Felix FooksSpeech 104

Purpose

Describes the responsibility of teachers and

students.

Thinking is often driven by asking important

questions.

Questions are an important part of thinking

because they describe :

A job

A problem

An issue

Article’s Main Points

Questions Drive Critical Thinking

Schools today do not encourage students to ask questions.

Teachers only give student enough

information to

answer specific

questions.

Different Types of Questions

Questions of information

Questions of interpretation

Questions that describe a point of view

Questions of relevance

The Importance of Questions

Adapted from: http://www.blog.iqmatrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/critical-thinking-questions.jpg

Dead Questions

Definition:questions that show, the student does not care about the information but only cares about answering a series of structured questions with structured answers.

Examples: Will this chapter be on the

test?

Do I have to read this book, can’t I just watch the video?

Great Resource for Teaching

Critical Thinking to Children

YouTube video for critical thinking with kids

Most Critical Thinking Based on

the Elements of Thought

From: http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/elementary/posters.cfm

Conclusion

Questions are an imperative part of critical

thinking.

Critical thinking should be taught at the K-12

level.

Asking questions should always be

encouraged by teachers.

References

The Role of Questions in Teaching, Thinking and

Learning, From:

http://www.criticalthinking.org/page.cfm?PageID=524

&CategoryID=68

The Importance of Questions, From:

http://www.blog.iqmatrix.com/wp-

content/uploads/2008/07/critical-thinking-questions.jpg

The Elements of Thought, From:

http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/elementary/poste

rs.cfm