This is the question I have been asking myself:
How do I help students develop the ability to ask good questions?
My students and I read Lisa Dalrymple's book Skink on the Brink and the students created numerous questions that Heard would label Research Wonders:
| - questions you can answer with your heart and mind - What makes a best friend a best friend? | - questions that you can look up in books, magazines, on the computer, or by observing - What goes on under an ant pile? |
Next step I want students to develop world questions that promote critical thinking:
| Factual Retrieval | Personal Preference | Critical Inquiry |
| Fact Questions | Imagine Questions | Interpretive questions |
| - have only one correct answer - provide an understanding of the details of a topic - good for 'mini-inquiries' | - ask for some kind of opinion, belief or point of view- no wrong answers - good for leading discussions - rarely make for good inquiry-based projects because internally focused | - have more than one answer but must be supported with evidence - effective for starting class discussions and for stimulating oral and written tasks - good for inquiry-based learning |
Scholastic Canada Education—Teaching Tip of the Month • April 2013
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