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Using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) for Formative Assessment

Using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) for Formative Assessment

Lucy Canotas, a fourth-grade teacher in Manchester, New Hampshire, used the QFT to learn more about what her students knew or did not know about fractions. This video shows Canotas using a visual Question Focus to stimulate students’ questions. She leads her class through each step of the Question Formulation Technique, all the way through their reflections at the end on what they learned and liked about the process.
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Field(s): Teaching + Learning
Type: Instructional Videos
Subject(s): Math
Level(s): Upper Elementary (3 – 5)
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) in a High School Science Class

The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) in a High School Science Class

Toward the end of a unit on electricity, David Meshoulam presents his students with the Question Focus: “Powerlines from a power plant carry electricity at voltages of 345,000 volts or more! Transformers, like the one shown, reduce that voltage to 120V for home use.” Watch as a high school physics class in Newton, Massachusetts, goes through each step of the QFT.
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Field(s): Teaching + Learning
Type: Instructional Videos
Subject(s): Science
Level(s): High School (9 – 12)
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) for Summative Assessment

The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) for Summative Assessment

In this video Joshua Beer, an educator who teaches 8th grade in rural New Hampshire, uses the QFT for summative assessment purposes. Watch the QFT unfold as students address the Question Focus (QFocus), “Questions that should be asked about American imperialism at the turn of the 20th century.”
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Field(s): Teaching + Learning
Type: Instructional Videos
Subject(s): Social Studies
Level(s): Middle School (6 – 8)

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