chapter 7 reflections

Ch. 7: Effective Questioning



Chapter 7 is filled with great information. This chapter’s theme and theory is that of inquiry questioning. It is good for teachers to question their students; this will, in return lead the teacher into knowing what kind of information the student’s already know, and how to build off of that. This will also, help students construct explanations, and lead to more knowledge to apply in different life events. A practical approach to inquiry is to ask open-ended questions. This will help promote investigation. It is a good idea to ask continuing questions to the questions already answered. Teachers should give adequate wait time for a student to answer a given question.

I find this chapter to be very interesting. It contains good information as to how to play on a student’s inquiry. It’s also important as a teacher to manage these Q and A sessions by letting the students ask questions and answer them. A teacher must wait a certain amount of time to let these students answer and think deeply about what they are saying. It’s also a good idea as a teacher to ask continuing questions to further the inquiry of a topic. I found this chapter helpful while teaching the science subject. Nothing was confusing and everything was clear. I have no questions that have to pertain to this chapter. I found this chapter useful in how I will engage and help my students explore any science topic.