PN INSTRUCTOR

COURSE

Instructor: LTJG MJI ACOSTA PN

Date: 09 Mar 16
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Activity

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Hows your dash so far?

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PN INSTRUCTOR
COURSE
Module 3.0

LESSON PREPARATION
AND EVALUATION

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PN INSTRUCTOR
COURSE
Sub-Module 3.3

USING QUESTIONS
FOR LEARNING
Training Objective:

DESCRIBE proper Questioning Techniques during

Lesson Delivery IAW PNIC Handguide.

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PN INSTRUCTOR
COURSE
Lesson Topic 3.3.1

PRINCIPLES OF
EFFECTIVE QUESTIONS
Enabling Objective:

EXPLAIN the Purpose and Correct use of Oral

Questions.
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Purpose of Oral
Questions
To stimulate the student to think
To provide a means for establishing

level of instruction
To arouse interest in the subject matter
To focus attention to a particular
subject
To drill and reinforce learning

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Characteristics of Good
Oral Questions
Level of Instruction

simple words, correct grammar, familiar

complete sentences

Use on Interrogatives

placed at the beginning of the question;

relevant; asked to the level of instruction

Clarity of Meaning

well stated, clearly understood, normal

conversational tone, no trick questions

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Types of Oral Questions

Factual Question
Thought-Provoking Question
Interest-Arousing Question
Multiple-Answer Question
Yes/No Question
Leading Question
Canvassing Question
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SUMMARY AND REVIEW

PRINCIPLES OF
EFFECTIVE QUESTIONS

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PN INSTRUCTOR
COURSE
Sub-Module 3.3

USING QUESTIONS
FOR LEARNING
Training Objective:

DESCRIBE Proper Questioning Techniques during

Lesson Delivery IAW PNIC Handguide.

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PN INSTRUCTOR
COURSE
Lesson Topic 3.3.1

TECHNIQUES OF
EFFECTIVE QUESTIONS
Enabling Objective:

EXPLAIN the five-step questioning technique.

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Five Step Questioning

Technique

State the question

Pause for a few seconds
Call on one student
Comment on the answer given
Emphasize the answer

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State the Question

Giving one central thought, by placing the
interrogative word at the beginning of the
statement to alert students that a
question is coming. Do not repeat the
question or change the wording of the
question unless necessary.

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Pause for a Few

Seconds
Everyone will begin actively thinking of an
answer. This thinking process enables
students who you do not select to answer
the question time to think so that they
may add to the response.
Usual wait time:
secs

Factual questions/recall: 2-3

Simple Computation: 4-6 secs
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Rhetoric Questions: 7-10 secs

Call on One Student

-If students feel you recognize their
individual efforts, they will put forth
greater effort. When selecting a person to
respond, consider both the difficulty of the
question and the individual abilities of
students.
-Consider having methods to randomize
students that will be called
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Comment on the Given

Answer
It demands a careful and quick mental
evaluation of the answer for accuracy and
completeness.

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Emphasize or Repeat
the Answer
Avoid the tendency to repeat each answer
as that has the effect of diminishing the
students response.

>>Questioning Strategies
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Avoid Do-Nothing
Questions

Dead-end questions
Foggy questions
Multiple questions
Catch question
Loaded questions

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Advanced Questioning
Techniques
Focus on the non-volunteer students
Prompt/Help Students to Arrive to a

Correct Answer
Seek Further Clarification
Use the Reverse Technique
Use a Redirected Question
Use shotgun questions very
cautiously

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Some Things to do
When Asked Question
Repeat the Question
Ask Probing/funneling Questions
Promote a Discussion Among the
Students

>>Socratic Method
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Things to Avoid in
Asking Questions
Do not ask questions in Physical Skills
Do not ask questions while Students

are Performing
Do not repeat questions
Do not ask 50/50 questions
Do not question for chorus answer

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SUMMARY AND REVIEW

TECHNIQUES OF
EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

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Questions?

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Thank you and Godspeed!!!

Judge a man by his

questions rather than by
his answers.
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Voltaire