SKILL OF PROBING QUESTIONS
Prologue
Questioning
skill is an important skill to be developed by any teacher. It is all the more
important for all teacher as questioning stimulates the thinking of the
students and gets the concepts clarified and hence has significant contribution
to teaching and learning for all subjects.
This module is discussed in
detail about skill of probing questions and its components.
Objectives
On
successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
Ø Argue the meaning of skill of probing questions;
Ø Acquire the knowledge of skill of probing questions;
Ø Describe the microteaching cycle and its
significance.
Ø explain the components of skill of probing questions;
Ø Appreciate the meaning of skill of probing questions;
SKILL OF PROBING QUESTIONS
Questioning
skill is an important skill to be developed by any teacher. It is all the more
important for all teacher as questioning stimulates the thinking of the
students and gets the concepts clarified and hence has significant contribution
to teaching and learning for all subjects. Probing is going deep into the pupils’
responses by asking a number of questions about what they already know and to
lead them to the correct response or to remove any ambiguity or misconception,
which has led to such responses. Probing is to be done where there is no
response, or incorrect response, or partially right response.
Components and Description of Skill of
Probing Questions
S.No.
|
Components
|
Description of behaviour
|
1
|
Prompting
|
This
technique is going deep into the pupil’s initial response. This technique is
employed when the student gives no response to the correct response with a
series of hints or prompts through step-by-step questioning process. Giving
hints or clues to lead the student from no response or wrong response to
correct response.
|
2
|
Seeking
further information
|
This
technique involves leading a pupil from partially correct or incomplete
response to the correct response through questioning.
Questions
that lead the students from partially correct incomplete response to correct
answer.
|
3
|
Refocusing
|
This
technique is employed when the student gives completely correct response.
Refocusing through questioning helps the pupils to view the correct response
from a different viewpoint.
Questions
that help the student to view his correct response in a broader perspective.
|
4
|
Redirection
|
Directing
the same questions to other pupils when there is a wrong response, incomplete
response, partially right response, or while prompting or while seeking
further information and so on.
|
5
|
Increasing critical
awareness
|
It
involves putting questions such as ‘how’ and ‘why’ to increase the critical
awareness of the pupils about the correct response. Thus this technique is
followed when the students give correct response.
|
Assignment
Ø Make a PowerPoint presentation for skill of probing
questions and its components.
Ø Write an episode for skill of probing questions in
teaching of mathematics.
Ø Practice the skill of probing question in teaching
of mathematics.
FAQ
Ø What are the components involved in skill of probing
questions?
Ø Describe the components of skill of probing
questions.
Ø What is the meaning of seeking further information in
the skill of probing questions?
Ø What is the difference between refocusing and redirecting?
Ø What do you mean by prompting?
Ø Which type of questions is called as a increasing
critical awareness?
Quiz
In the Micro Teaching Cycle, When will you
do teaching stage?
a)
After Teaching
b) After Planning
c)
After Feedback
d) After Stimulation
Micro teaching as a scaled down teaching
encounter in
a)
Class infrastructure b)
teaching behaviour
c)
Class size and class time
d) reinforcement
In the below, which is not related to skill
of probing questions?
a)
Redirecting b) teacher gesture
c)
Refocusing d) Prompting
In the below, which is not related to skill
of probing questions?
a)
Positive verbal b)
seeking further information
c)
Refocusing d)
Prompting
Glossary
Probing = inquiring
Seeking = searching
Further = additional
Direction = way
Gesture = signal
Critical = serious
Increasing = growing
Epilogue
Probing is going deep into the pupils’ responses by
asking a number of questions about what they already know and to lead them to the
correct response or to remove any ambiguity or misconception, which has led to
such responses. Probing is to be done where there is no response, or incorrect
response, or partially right response. This
module has attempted to throw some light on the skill of probing questions and
its components.
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