1 / 14

Costa’s Levels of Questioning

Costa’s Levels of Questioning. It is not he answer that enlightens, but the question -Eugene Ionesco. Types of Questions. Look at the types of questions you wrote about the Coke experiment. Do you think they are simple questions with one answer?

keefer
Download Presentation

Costa’s Levels of Questioning

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Costa’s Levels of Questioning

  2. It is not he answer that enlightens, but the question -Eugene Ionesco

  3. Types of Questions • Look at the types of questions you wrote about the Coke experiment. • Do you think they are simple questions with one answer? • Or are they questions that may have multiple correct answers?

  4. Level 1 • Level 1 type questions are used to gather basic input. • They typically can not be broken into simpler questions.

  5. Common Level 1 Words • Count • Define • Describe • Discuss • Explain • Find • Interpret • List • Locate • Observe • Outline • Recite • Relate • Restate • State • Translate • Why • Do you think

  6. Level 1 Example • How hot is the sun? Check for Understanding • Write your own Level 1 question, share with your table. • Have one person from each table raiser his/her hand when everyone has written a level 1 question

  7. Level 2 • Level 2 questions encourage the processing of information. • Often level 2 questions compare two or more like questions

  8. Level 2 Words • Analyze • Categorize • Classify • Compare • Complete • Construct • Contrast • Distinquish • Examine • Explain why • Identify • Illustrate • Infer • Investigate • Separate • Sequence • Show • Use

  9. Level 2 Example • Compare and contrast the atmosphere and the oceans. • The question can be broken down into two level 1 questions • Describe the atmosphere • Describe the ocean

  10. Level 3 • Level 3 questions allow for new ideas to be created. • Often level 3 questions compare two or more unlike questions. • Level 3 questions can typically have multiple correct answers and are more thought provoking.

  11. Level 3 Terms • Argue • Assess • Choose • Compose • Construct • Debate • Decide • Design • Evaluate • Speculate • Rate • Plan • Predict • Prioritize • Judge • Justify • Imagine • Hypothesize

  12. Level 3 Example • Argue that the Earth is really old • The question can be broken down into two other questions • How old is the Earth (level 1) • Classify the evidence that shows the Earth is old (level 2)

  13. Check For Understanding • Write your own Level 3 question • Break that question into a level 1 and level 2 question • Share with your table. • Have one person from each table raiser his/her hand when everyone is done.

  14. Assessment • Working with your neighbor- • On your original paper that you used to write your questions about the Coke experiment- • Write a question about the experiment for each of the three Costa’s Levels of Questioning.

More Related