Better Questioning Skills & Questions (output)
Basic Critical Thinking Participation: (Experimental Workshop)
NAME:
Date:
Entrance Ticket:
Write at least one thing you already know or believe about Questioning Skills & Questions:
What more are you looking forward to learning about Questioning Skills & Questions?
Rank the following from 1-6 (1= Not at All 6= Extremely)
Satisfaction with current level of crafting and asking questions
Familiarity with basic concepts of crafting and asking questions
Motivation for developing skills to craft and ask questions
Urgency for crafting and asking more and better questions in your life right now
1-2-3-4-5-6
1-2-3-4-5-6
1-2-3-4-5-6
1-2-3-4-5-6
Exit Slip
Interesting things I observed today were . . .
Insights I am developing about the nature of questions and my motivation and ability to question include . . .
Some things I didn’t understand very well were . . .
The part of the workshop that helped me learn was . . .
In terms of the workshop’s METHODOLOGY (materials, instruction and compelling participation)
Explain any materials, activities, or instruction that was especially useful and why?
What might work better next time? Why?
Lifelong Learning Questions:
1) How might asking better questions help you develop the Critical Thinking Traits that you have targeted?
2) How might better questions and questioning help you develop better output and skill for your research and academic pursuits?
As a “Facilitator”
1. What makes a good question?
Can you give examples of good questions?
How do you feel when asked a good question?
2. What makes a bad question?
Can you give examples of bad questions?
How do you feel when asked a bad question?
How do you respond when asked a bad question?
3. What makes a difficult question?
Can you give examples of difficult questions?
How do you feel when asked a difficult question?
How do you respond when asked a difficult question?
4. Do you ask enough questions? Why or Why not?
5. Are there any rules or manners that you should follow when asking questions?
6. What (if anything) prevents you from asking more questions?
7. Definition of “Genius”: someone who asks questions nobody else asks. Analyze this definition.
Now, rate your confidence from 1-6.
1= Not confident at all 6= Extremely confident