Explains the use of questioning strategies to improve student achievement. Uses question-answer relationship (QAR) and reciprocal questioning (ReQuest) strategies. (YDS)

Describes the use of "essential moral questions and provocative propositions" to frame the design of curriculum units. Provides example from high school U.S. History course. (PKP)

Claims member questions promote or impede progress in counseling groups. Contends that counselors may process inquiries more effectively when they are aware of productive qualities and patterns of questions. Concludes that questions provide a versatile intervention when applied effectively in group counseling. (Author/ABL)

Ways to encourage students to look beyond encyclopedias for doing research are suggested, including teaching students about the importance of questions and alternative resources such as people and packaged information. (CB)

Observation and an interview of a nurse educator determined that she had a clear understanding of experiential learning and used that knowledge in the classroom. The phenomenological method used in the study involved questions derived from knowledge and experience that were designed to elicit personal thoughts, knowledge, and perceptions in an…

ORID is a structured questioning strategy including Objective, Reflective, Interpretive, and Decisional questions that has emerged as a successful adult teaching-learning technique. The ORID builds upon the tradition of the group discussion teaching method by including both the affective and cognitive domain and gives structure and substance to a…

The way a student is expected to respond to questioning is determined by the levels at which the questions are worded: recall, comprehension, analysis, or evaluation. The success of the answer is often determined by the teacher's questioning techniques. (JOW)

Reviews the psychological need for certainties in uncertain situations in business and the generic solutions offered by the "guru" industry. Points to action learning as a developmental method geared toward asking questions rather than providing answers. (SK)

Explains the "Questioning the Author" approach to reading comprehension, which is designed to get students to build understanding of text ideas by becoming actively involved as they read. Suggestions are given for constructing meaning by going back and forth between the text and discussing the ideas. Some examples illustrate the process.…

Describes how two teachers developed an inquiry learning and teaching approach called KWLQ in which students recorded their prior knowledge, formulated questions, searched for answers, and finally noted more questions for further study. Describes how they used this approach in inquiry units in kindergarten, second-grade, and fifth-grade classes.…

Describes how, as a portion of the oral presentation assignment, business communication professors can foster a professional atmosphere in the classroom for both speakers and listeners by having students in the audience play roles commonly found during a business question and answer session. Discusses the roles, implementing them, and the benefits…

A cognitive, metacognitive, and sociocognitive perspective on literacy recognizes that it involves inquiry. Training students in questioning can develop metacognitive awareness. Collaboration among students and teachers places cognition in a social context. Questioning behavior is a part of socially constructed language development. (SK)

Considers the inappropriate question in the particular context of the Modern Language Association (MLA) interview--interviews for academic positions which take place at the MLA convention. Mentions questions that are illegal as well as inappropriate. Encourages "planning" for inappropriate questions. (PA)

Introduces a guide to provide interviewers with a methodological systems approach for information gathering in the life review process. The Life Review Interview Guide promotes high self-esteem and assists the interviewee through the grieving process. Also assists the student-interviewer in formulating and selecting a wide range of questions.…

Teacher use questioning techniques to evaluate students' learning, check class work and homework, review and summarize lessons, and motivate students to pay attention, learn, develop thinking skills, and investigate independently. Teachers often overestimate the value of such questions. Asking thought-provoking questions and waiting for answers…