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HASTI PUBLIC SCHOOL & JR.COLLEGE ,DONDAICHA

BLOG NO.221

YOU MAY BE INTELLEGENT IF YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION ,

BUT

YOU ARE WISE IF YOU ASK THE QUESTION                                                                                                                                                      *

I believe and I am of the opinion that  HAD  ARJUNA NOT ASKED QUESTIONS THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE GEETA

Such is the power of  AN Enquiry .

Therefore at our Hasti school the *home work is not to bring the answers to the question given  but TO FRAME THE QUESTIONS FROM THE PORTION TAUGHT ON THE DAY  this make children TO LOOK IN TO THE CONTENT AND  learn the content carefully to understand it and not to mug up . STUDENT setting maximum questions ( one mark , two marks , three marks and 5 or 6 marks questions IS REWARDED AT  THE GNERAL ASSEMBLY

At our HASTI SCHOOL,   in every section of the class  ANDFOR EVERY SUBJECT *, WE MAKE GROUPS OF CHILDREN ( EACH GROUP HAS FIVE OR FOUR CHILDREN)  EVERY GROUP HAS TO FRAME THE QUESTIONS ( one group will set one mark questions , other group will frame two marks questions and so on ) on the chapter/lesson/ unit completed.

Children this way put their difficulties and prepare chapter wise question bank . the question are then solved by collaboration, group discussion .

This makes children learn (  believe in Our Hasti school believes that  PURPOSE OF TEACHIG IS TO MAXIMISE LEARNING AND  *IF THERE IS NO LEARNING THEN THERE IS NO TEACHING

Let us dive deep in this power of enquiry

While growing up, children tend to ask a lot of questions and this innate desire or curiosity to know the world by asking questions acts as a catalyst in communication.

Just like plants need the right amount of sunlight, water, clean soil, and some nutrients in the soil for food. Our learners at Hasti school are  taught the art of listening, speaking, receiving and giving feedback and most importantly *of asking questions.                                                                                                                                                                                                           *

The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

-Albert Einstein

Questioning Skill is  Important In The Teaching And Learning Process?

Child’s world is full of excitement and wonder. To strengthen the natural instinct of wondering, questioning is an important skill to be developed in learning, a good question can open minds.

It is a question that often leads us to wonder, reflect, discover and challenge new ideas, uncover new meaning by taking us from the known to unknown.

Asking questions is a worthy way of obtaining more information about a particular concept or idea, or simply starting a conversation and keeping it going.

Those with good questioning skills are often also very good listeners as they spend more time absorbing information from others than sharing their own judgements and opinions.

Questioning is at the heart of communication, it is an expansion of critical communication skills in children. A great question is equal to great communication  hence questioning is the key mantra to successful communication.

Promoting learner questions in class is a significant role of an Inquiry teacher. They are always striving hard to get their learners to be questioners, who are thirsty to find out new information, critique about the world around them and find out more about who am I as a learner?

 Teachers  to Develop A Culture Of Questioning In Their Classrooms?

No one has ever explained why children are so full of questions outside of the school, and the conspicuous absence of display of curiosity about the subject matter of school lessons.

The real issue is in the classroom culture, here would point out that teachers have enormous power, their behaviour will determine an impact on the climate of questioning in the classroom.

A teacher’s curiosity infects the entire classroom in a positive way, they need to model curiosity and foster an environment where learners feel safe and comfortable in asking questions.

The answers you get depend on the questions you ask Whilst it raises a dialogue or a conversation which will lead learners in deep thinking, allow them to reflect on their own learning and find constructive solutions to problems and issues around them.

What Can WE Teachers Do to Improve Questioning Skills in Learners?

Try these 5 Magical strategies –

 –1.WHO ,2. WHY , 3.WHERE, 4.WHAT AND 5. WHEN

This strategy can be used in any subject focus.

WE MAY USE De Bono Six Thinking Hats – Using the mental metaphor from De Bono’s six thinking hats can help learners come up with the right questions and amplify their learning engagement.

Question Quadrant- Q I – SPACULATE AND IMAGINE      

Q II -LOOK & SEE                                                                                                           *                               

Q- III ASK AN EXPERT , GOOGLE IT   Q IV- THINK

Teachers often struggle with getting their learners to understand and ask good open ended questions. To get them to understand the different types of questions, the Question Quadrant is a tool first devised by Philip Cam (2006) while working with students and teachers in order to hone, sort and categorise learner questions. It is a tool which assists teachers to explicitly teach question types with the intention of using students’ questions to PLEASE KEEP POSTING YOUR VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS  , REMARKS TO IMPROVE FURTHER AND GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK