One educator asks a question that we hear often at the Right Question Institute: “at the end of the day what types of math questions get answered and what math actually gets learned? Are [students]…able to generate questions about a specific area of math that actually allows the student to learn – math?”
Teaching + Learning
High achievers, for the most part, long to answer questions. Answering questions is safe, comfortable, familiar. Asking questions? Not so safe.
“This is fun! Now I want to know more about this,” said one student. An international look at the Question Formulation Technique.
We’ve all experienced the difference between being heard and being listened to. Good listeners validate, focus, check assumptions, and respond thoughtfully. Above all, good listeners ask good questions.
How can the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) be not only transformative for students, but also for teachers and adult learners?
How many times has a teacher posed, “Are there any questions?” – only to be met with deafening silence from…