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/posters.cfm