THE QUESTION FORMULATION TECHNIQUE™ (QFT™)
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- THE QUESTION FORMULATION TECHNIQUE (QFT)
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- WHAT IS THE QUESTION FORMULATION TECHNIQUE? QFT offers a
process and structure within which students can deepen their own
understanding of core content, and curriculum materials It fosters
students ability to produce their own questions and improve and
prioritize them.
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- QFT Encourages 3 Ways of Thinking Divergent thinking is the
ability to generate a wide range of ideas, and think broadly and
creatively. There is no right or wrong way. Convergent thinking is
the ability to analyze and synthesize information and ideas while
moving toward an answer or conclusion. Metacognition is the ability
to think about ones own thinking and learning. (a.k.a.
reflection)
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- Using Student Questions Your questions can be used for many
purposes, including the following: Conduct Research Reports Conduct
Experiments Independent Projects Write Papers/Essays Group and
Individual Projects Socratic Seminars/Debates Prepare for
Presentations/Interviews
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- 7 Steps of QFT 1. The Question Focus (QFocus) 2. The Rules for
Producing Questions 3. Producing Questions 4. Categorizing
Questions 5. Prioritizing Questions 6. Next Steps 7.
Reflection
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- Step 1 Use A Question Focus Your teacher will provide a
Question Focus prompt This could be in the form of Provocative
statement Political Cartoon Statement of Fact Directional Image
Video Clip
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- Step 2 Review the 4 Rules for Producing Questions 1. Ask as
many questions as you can 2. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or
answer any of the questions 3. Write down every question exactly as
it was stated 4. Change any statements into questions
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- Step 3 Divergent Thinking: Students Produce Their Own Questions
Your teacher presents the Qfocus You are given a set amount of time
to generate questions (Example given was 3-6 minutes) You are
invited to ask all kinds of questions Your teacher monitors to
ensure rules are followed
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- Step 4 Categorizing Your Questions As Opened-ended or
Closed-ended Questions Your teacher will introduce the definitions
of open- ended and closed-ended questions You will use those
definitions to divide your questions into two categories.
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- Open-ended & Closed-ended Questions Open-ended questions
require an explanation and cannot be answered with yes or no or
with one word. Mark these with an O. Close-ended questions can be
answered with yes or no or with one word. Mark these with a C.
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- Value of Each Question Type You should identify the advantages
and disadvantages of both closed-ended and open-ended question
Please note that both types of questions are useful. There are
times in which open-ended questions are more useful and other times
that closed-ended are what you need.
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- Change Two Questions Choose one closed-ended question from your
list and change it into an open-ended one. Choose one open-ended
question from your list and change it into an closed-ended
one.
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- Step 5 Convergent Thinking: Prioritize the Questions Keeping
the prompt in mind choose the 3 most important questions that meet
your teachers criteria Explain why these three questions best meet
the criteria
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- Step 6 Next Steps What do we do with all these questions?
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- Step 7 Reflection Students reflect on their learning by
answering: 1. What did you learn? 2. How can you use what you
learned?