Questioning in micro - teaching

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• Questioning in micro - teaching

• How and why do we question students.

• *Maintain the flow of the class *Engage students *Assess learning, check understanding and application *Test student memory and comprehension *Seek the opinions of students *Encourage creative thought *Encourage imaginative or innovative thinking *Forming speculation, hypothesis ideas *Avoid lecture *Challenge the level of thinking

• How to develop questioning skills?

• Develop in students their own questioning

• After the constant questioning, every time a students does a task he will be able to ask him or herself: *why? *where? *who? *when? *what? *and how? this way he or she will be able to give an opinion, to inquire and to create a perspective.

• Questioning develops a student that:

• *Can work individually. *Self-assessed. *Can work with peers. *Can become a more knowledgeable other. *Can work in team. *An individual with higher self-esteem. *A student that will learn, will know how to learn and will comprehend what he learn and apply it.   

• As Teachers * we have to talk less, no lecturing  *We have to analyze our questions, so we do not repeat them. *We have to avoid yes or no answers. *We have to improve timing for participation.  *Develop correct listening.  As Students *Particpate *Ask when you don´t understand