Wait Just a Moment!

Authors

Michael P. Clough, Iowa Academy of ScienceFollow

Document Type

Editorial

Abstract

My previous ISTJ editorial addressed the importance of teachers' questioning for accurately diagnosing students' thinking, for helping students perceive where their ideas and thinking may be problematic, and for moving students toward desired conceptual understanding. Asking thought-provoking questions is not intuitive, and much effort is required to develop effective questioning patterns. To improve their questioning, some teachers place an easily seen poster in the room with words and phrases such as “How?,” “What?,” “To what extent…?,” “If…, then…?” These prompts help them avoid asking yes/no questions that begin with “Can?,” “Do?,” “Should?,” and “Will?” Another strategy is to write down well phrased key questions prior to a teaching lesson. These sorts of questions are not scripts, but rather questions to begin interactions. Many other strategies may be used that, over time, will improve the interaction with students in your classroom.

Publication Date

Spring 2007

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

34

Issue

2

First Page

2

Last Page

2

Copyright

© Copyright 2007 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Clough, Michael P. (2007) "Wait Just a Moment!," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 34: No. 2, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol34/iss2/2