Chapter 7

Chapter seven is probably the shortest chapter I have read this semester but with very important information. The process of questioning is very clearly stated but like with anything else it is better said than done. Teachers really have to be familiar with all the different type of questions that should be used in each situation. Questions can be used to assess prior knowledge, for starting a class discussion, and to motivate students. In asking students the right questions teachers can develop student understanding. I observed a teacher asking a first grade student a question the student was unable to answer the question. After a moment of silence, the whole class was staring at the student this made the student very nervous and the student stated to cry. I am sure it was not the teacher’s intentions to make the student cry. The teacher continued asking another student the same question. I felt so bad for that student but I don’t know what the teacher could have done differently to avoid that situation. I think that asking the right questions will take time and practice to really know what questions to ask the students.