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Questioning Bloom’s Taxonomy Multiple Intelligences. EDEL 429 CSUB Debbie Meadows Borman and Levine (1997) A Practical Guide to Elementary Instruction, Chapter 7. Questioning. 300-400 questions per day (Levine and Long, 1987) Guides student thinking
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Questioning Bloom’s Taxonomy Multiple Intelligences EDEL 429 CSUB Debbie Meadows Borman and Levine (1997) A Practical Guide to Elementary Instruction, Chapter 7
Questioning • 300-400 questions per day (Levine and Long, 1987) • Guides student thinking • Determines how students process information
Purposes of Questioning • Motivation • Prior Knowledge • Stimulate Thinking • Pace Instruction • Check for Understanding • Increase Student Involvement • Build Communication Skills
Nature of Questions • Convergent • Who is the 16th president of the USA? • One right answer • Divergent • What is the name of a mammal? • More than one right answer
Levels of Questions • Low-Level • Mental recall to answer • List two differences between a predator and a prey? • High-Level • Thought to answer • Which animal has a better life: predator or prey? Higher Order Thinking Skills -- HOTS
Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Tell, list, count Describe, restate, explain Apply, solve, use Dissect, inspect, uncover Create, develop, invent Rank, judge, support Bloom’s Taxonomy
Approaches to Questioning • Wait Time • Redirection • Prompting • Probing
Wait Time • Time a teacher gives the student to answer the question • Time teacher waits for explanation or clarification • 3 or more additional SECONDS effectively increases response numbers and quality
Redirection • Asking the same question to multiple students without teacher clarification or additional support • What is your favorite color? • What do you know about cats? • Includes more students in the discussion • Increases attentiveness and involvement
Prompting • Leading students to the correct answer by using hints or additional clarification • “I don’t know.” • Guide the first student to the answer without using peer support (phone a friend) • Teacher has to think on their feet, can be difficult to master this skill
Probing • Encouraging students to elaborate on an incomplete answer • Controls the ineffective rapid-fire questioning technique • Draws out meaning from the student, not the teacher
Questioning Best Practices • Plan the questions in advance • Clarify the purpose of the questions • Use a balanced combination of low/high, convergent/divergent questions
Final Thoughts on Questioning • Ratio of boys to girls • Raised hands versus non-raised hands • Sides of the room • Front and back of the room • Student answered versus Teacher answered
Multiple Intelligences • Linguistic- “word” • Logical-mathematical • Spatial-Visual • Bodily-Kinesthetic • Musical-Rhythmic • Interpersonal • Intrapersonal • Naturalist • *Existentialist-Big Picture
Additional Websites • Multiple Intelligences • http://surfaquarium.com/im.htm • http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month1/ • Bloom’s Taxonomy • http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/blooms.htm • http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/MA/resources/blooms/teachers_blooms.html • Questioning-- HOTS • http://www.backflip.com/members/ksantillo/11912002/page=1/sort=1 • http://www.selu.edu/Academics/Education/TEC/think.htm