Questioning Strategies with Reflection and Absorption

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Questioning Strategies with Reflection and Absorption

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Running Time: 5m 01s
Size: 15.0 MB

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In this video segment from Teaching Middle School Physical Science, teacher Nadine Coletta asks her sixth-grade class guiding questions throughout various phases of an experiment on light absorption and reflection. By not giving answers herself and by asking students to explain their reasoning, Coletta explains that she can gauge what they understand about a concept as well as any misconceptions they might have. In the last section of the video, Coletta uses this questioning strategy to guide her students through their observations.
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You may find it useful to watch this video with a group of your colleagues and then discuss it together.
  • How do guiding questions help these students as they complete the activity? What do you think Coletta’s goals are when she asks her students questions? Explain whether Coletta was successful in her questioning strategies.
  • How do the questioning strategies that you use in your classroom compare with Coletta’s? Make a video- or audio-recording of a questioning session, or role-play one with your colleagues, and then analyze what you observe.
  • When you use questioning strategies in your classroom, how do you use the information you learn from students’ answers?
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