ORAL QUESTION TECHNIQUES EO 202.02 (27-31)

Purpose of Oral Questions Arouse and maintain interest Promote mental activity Guide thinking Evaluate learning

Arouse and Maintain Interest It is human nature to be curious. Encourage it; it is one of your allies in learning!

Promote Mental Activity By asking your students challenging questions you are promoting mental activity.

Guide Thinking You have to set up a sequence to guide student thinking from the known towards a “must know”, in a logical progression.

Evaluate Learning After a group of Teaching Points or steps are taught and at the end of a lesson.

What are the four purposes of oral questions? To arouse and maintain interest To promote mental activity To guide thinking To evaluate learning

When would you ask questions during your lessons? At the beginning of a lesson Throughout, to maintain interest Before explaining a TP Before introducing a TP After a group of TPs or steps After the lesson, to evaluate training

Qualities of Good Oral Questions Easily understood Composed of common words Thought provoking Relevant to the Teaching Point

Easily Understood simple, straightforward language brief, yet complete no doubt as to the meaning of the question

Composed of Common Words Keep the questions on the intellectual and vocabulary level of your students.

Thought Provoking Questions should be thought-provoking and should challenge students.

Relevant Questions Avoid non-pertinent questions and ensure questions focus on main points.

Leading Questions To initiate development of a Teaching Point To further develop a Teaching Point

Purpose of Confirmation Questions Used after each stage to check how much the trainee has learned and if they are ready to move to the next stage.

Steps to asking questions Ensure you have full attention Allow members time to form an answer Designate someone to answer Listen carefully to the answer Confirm the correct response

Guidelines for handling answers Encourage individuals to answer Avoid repeating answers Give credit for answers

What are the desired qualities of good oral questions? Easily understood Composed of common words Thought provoking Relevant to the Teaching Points

What are two common usages for leading questions in the training environment? To initiate development of a Teaching Point To further develop a Teaching Point

What is the common usage for confirmation questions in the training environment? To confirm trainee learning at the end of each stage.

What must you do before asking a question? Get the group's attention.

FINAL SUMMARY the purpose of oral questions the qualities of oral questions how leading questions initiate and further develop Teaching Points how confirmation questions are used