Asking Good QuestionsA Hands-On Clicker Workshop

Derek BruffCenter for TeachingVanderbilt Universityderekbruff.org@derekbruff

Use Your Rhetorical Questions.

Ask Evaluative Questions.

Align Questions with Objectives.

Base Answer Choices on Misconceptions.

Predict How Your Students Will Answer.

Revise Your

Questions

Over Time.

Be Flexible.

Prompts for Writing Questions

• Where does this question fit in my class period – what must I tell the students before they can answer this?

• Is this question likely to promote discussion among students? Why?

• Is this question likely to provide useful information about student learning? Why?

• What cognitive skills will students need to answer this question?

Flickr Credits

• “Questions,” Oberazzi• “The ‘Library,’” Quinn Dombrowski• “Bronze Age Balance,” Dan Diffendale• “Darts,” Bogdan Suditu• “/doh,” hobvias sudoneighm• “Binoculars,” Vestman• “Spiral Staircase,” ZeroOne• “ 竹は風でたわむ ,” zumito