Blog Post 4 Asking better questions in the classroom

After sitting down and thinking about this blog post, I have learned that children learn and remember questions that were asked in the classroom. After watching,"Asking better qustions in the classroom", by Joanne Chesley I learned the correct way to be effective with questions. If you ask " Is your name John?" they child can answer "yes" and that be it. If you ask the question, "What is your whole name?" the child will have to give you an explanation about his or her name and you can go into depth asking qustions this way. Using this method will be more effective because the children can join in and help one another out, which will lead to everyone getting involved and feeling important. By using this method compared to the close ended qustions, the children are forced to pay attention because if they get called on they will not want to be embarrassed. By usng close ended questions the child has a 50 percent chance of getting the answer right, and the other children did not learn anything because there will be no explanation added.

\ By using this method of teaching it will engage every student in the classroom to be confident with their answers. Some children are very smart but not confident in what they have to say, using this method will push them to answer qustions. If the students see how easy and fun it is, they will continue to excell in the classroom. The test scores, confidence levels, and question levels will all be higher, because everyone is learning.