Guidelines for the teacher on conducting class discussions. (SJL)

Results of the study involving 30 learning disabled and 30 normally achieving fifth graders indicated that questions increase the retention of main ideas in learning disabled children; however, questions had little effect on the retention of main ideas in normally achieving children. (SBH)

Authors discuss questioning techniques used by teachers of severely mentally handicapped children and the need for more research into them. Sections cover models of questioning, grammatical complexity, context, impact of behavior modification, hierarchy of questions, M. Blank's system of classification, and the need for clear rules. (SBH)

Offers examples of questions that might be asked in assessing children's different levels of comprehension of a reading passage. (GT)

Describes a technique for teaching critical thinking in writing by stressing questioning methods and involving students in a fictional interview. (DD)

Gives examples of disconcerting questions asked by young children, and emphasizes the need for adults to try to provide satisfactory answers. (CM)

Fourteen interviewers conducted 51 investigations of child sexual abuse with children (ages 4.5 to 12.9 years). Interviewers used a script including either open-ended questions or direct questions. Both rapport-building scripts took about seven minutes. Children who had received the open-ended training provided twice as many details and words…

Investigated preschoolers' suggestible responses on memory tests. Found that exposure to misleading information produced significantly less accurate responses under nonexplicit questioning in recognizing the original from the misleading information than consistent information exposure. Explicit questioning produced more accuracy at seven weeks…

Discusses a need for problem posing and gives a definition and explanation of the term. Highlights an environment in which problem posing is a natural process of mathematical learning. Presents activities supporting problem posing. Contains 16 references. (ASK)

Examined the questions that 33 corporate recruiters asked during 128 campus screening interviews. Analyses revealed that most questions addressed college experience, work experience, strengths and weaknesses, and biographical background. Significant relationships were found among type of company, gender of recruiter, and type of question. Results…

Provides a teaching strategy that uses Bloom's taxonomy and newspaper comic strips to promote higher-level thinking in elementary and secondary classrooms. Explains and demonstrates two functions of questioning (centering and expansion) using a Peanuts comic strip. (RS)

Adapts the "Johari's Window" technique into a structure for generating questions, ranging from simple to complex. Shows how this structure can help prospective teachers frame a range of questions and inquiries to engage an entire class in active discussion. (SR)

Questions asked by elementary students in response to narrative texts were coded by university and elementary teachers. The coding schedule was consistently applied. The community of inquiry approach helped develop students' critical analysis skills. Careful selection of texts was recommended for successful use of the approach. (Contains 23…

Outlines seven essential questions to guide critical thinking. Provides a rubric for assessing student thinking, sample critical thinking learning activities, and a list of teaching principles. (SK)

Describes several techniques to facilitate high school class discussions, including allowing "wait time" for reflection before calling on students, keeping a record of who speaks, and planning for closure. (MM)