d esigning g ood discussion q uestions

1. designing good discussion questions

2. updates • curriculum specialist check-ins • HITeducation.org • Materials sharing - April

3. what makes a good discussion question? • open-ended (avoid limited answers) • draws out differing opinions • encourages connections to real-life experiences • encourages higher order thinking (how? why?) • makes people interested in others’ perspectives • simple and clearly stated

4. the game show where there are no right answers, Welcome to QUESTIONARY! only right questions

5. here’s how it works…

6. question 1 Nursing informatics has become a growing profession in the past decade. What do nurse informaticists do? NOT SO GOOD Limited number of responses Great for comprehension check, not discussion

7. question 2 What are the major differences between Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP? What is Medicare? Does the government fund it completely? How is the funding for Medicaid and CHIP different from the funding for Medicare? What are the four parts of Medicare and what do they cover, in general? Most Americans pay no premiums for Part A - why? What is meant by “prospective payment system,” and what part of Medicare does it affect? NOT GOOD Rapid fire questioning! Focuses on too many topics One good “how” question

8. question 3 There have been multiple confirmed cases of Disease X in your community. You suspect that the disease is caused by long-term consumption of a particular food item. How would you begin to collect data that would help you prove your hypothesis? How would you want to analyze this data? GOOD Connects to real-life experience Encourages higher order thinking

9. question 4 Think of a time when you were in a hospital for your own illness or to visit a friend or family member. • How much contact did you have with nurses compared with doctors? • What types of procedures did the nurses perform, and what technology did they use? Not that great Connects to real-life experiences, but has somewhat limiting answers

10. question 5 Discuss the cultural shift in medicine that led from physician-centric to patient-centric care – from paternalism to patient autonomy. Which model of care delivery would you prefer your own physician to use? Why? SOMEWHAT GOOD, SOMEWHAT BAD Connects to personal experience Attempts to draw out differing opinions

11. question 6 Who delivers healthcare services? NOT GOOD Reponses generate a list Great for comprehension check, not discussion

12. question 7 Can you suggest some benchmarks to measure healthcare systems? Defend your choices. GOOD Asks for rationale Draws out differing opinions

13. question 8 Research the development of the VistA EMR over the years. • When was it first developed? What was it called? What features were added over the years? • How did its development coincide with other important developments in computer technology? PART GOOD, PART BAD First part has limited responses Second part encourages higher order thinking

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16. resources Penn State Learning Design – Types of questions Dartmouth College Instructional Design Technology – Successful discussion forums