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Learner Assessment: The Art of Asking Good Questions

Learner Assessment: The Art of Asking Good Questions. Jeff Kenton Assistant Dean College of Education. Most Common Type of Assessment?. Questioning. Lecture-Style Questions. Hundreds of questions in a given week 80% are at the Knowledge/Comprehension level of Bloom’s Taxonomy

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Learner Assessment: The Art of Asking Good Questions

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  1. Learner Assessment: The Art of Asking Good Questions Jeff Kenton Assistant Dean College of Education

  2. Most Common Type of Assessment?

  3. Questioning

  4. Lecture-Style Questions • Hundreds of questions in a given week • 80% are at the Knowledge/Comprehension level of Bloom’s Taxonomy • Not much student engagement when answering factual recall questions

  5. “Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” • E.L. Doctorow • Yeah… OK.

  6. Something Better? • “Blooms Verbs” Handout • Asking “higher order” questions • Instead of: • When was the Battle of Gettysburg (or Pickett’s Charge) fought? • Why not: • What three advantages did each side have, in hoping to defeat the other, at Gettysburg?

  7. Let’s try some • In your table groups, think of a particularly difficult concept that your students often deal with. • Describe your concept to another person • Each person will likely have a separate concept. • That is just fine

  8. Identify the concept • OK, how will you know that your students are correctly understanding the concept? • What evidence are you seeking? • How would an expert understand the concept? • How would a talented novice demonstrate proficiency?

  9. Got your concepts? • How would you ask your students to: • Think through the concept? • Problem-solve/Troubleshoot a difficulty? • Brainstorm a solution? • Monitor their thinking about it?

  10. Here’s a jump-start example • Your friend wants to meet you at Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood CA next Wednesday at noon. • What are some ways you can get there? • How much do they each cost? • Which is cheapest / most expensive • When do you need to leave? • How fast do you want to get there? • What about things to see along the way?

  11. GO!

  12. Report out

  13. How to use those in • Lecture? • Seminar? • Office Hours? • Online Discussion?

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