Theory Handout #1.docx

HANDOUT #1 WHY ASK A QUESTION?

* A question is an invitation to think. * “The quality of the thinking is given in the quality of the question.” “Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” -- Voltaire High-quality questions reflect and lead to high-quality, rigorous thinking. This is what is required of students, therefore….. Questions are verbs….and they force your brain to do something. Because of this, there is a unique power in questions.

LEVELS OF QUESTIONS-COSTA’S LEVEL OF QUESTIONS LEVEL 1 FACTUAL QUESTIONS:    

have only one answer answers found RIGHT in the text info is recalled in the exact manner/form it was heard short answers (usually 1 or 2 words)

Level I questions start with:  define, describe, identify, list, name observe, recite, scan, explain, locate, paraphrase  Recall and comprehension of factual knowledge. Level 1 questions start with    

Define Describe List Name

 Identify  Recall  Reporter Q’s (Who, What, When, Where, Why, How?)

LEVEL 2 INTERPRETIVE QUESTIONS  more than one possible answer w/evidence from the text  more abstract, one must manipulate or use the information from the text to find the answer  involves finding info. that supports generalizations or decision-making  Short answer or essay  Making sense of the gathered information: Level II questions start with:  analyze, compare, group, infer, contrast, sequence, illustrate, retell, synthesize, sort, diagram, summarize LEVEL 3 EVALUATIVE QUESTIONS  answer goes beyond text  applying information  answer depends on personal experiences, values, interpretation of literature, etc.  asks for judgments to be made from information  gives opinions about issues, judge validity of ideas Essay questions This is “off the page” thinking and questioning that applies the knowledge in new ways.

Apply

If…Then

Evaluate

Hypothesize

Imagine

Create an analogy

Judge/Critique

Recommend

Predict/Speculate Create or Invent/Design Applying and evaluating information: Level III questions start with:  apply, evaluate, hypothesize, imagine, judge, predict, speculate, compose, construct, critique Let’s try them all !