Question Formulation Technique

Question Formulation Technique Uses a Question Focus (QFocus) to help you Produce questions Refine questions Prioritize questions Use questions

Rules for Producing Questions Ask as many questions as you can. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or answer the questions. Write down every question exactly as it is stated. Change any statement into a question.

Rules for Producing Questions Ask as many questions as you can. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or answer the questions. Write down every question exactly as it is stated. Change any statement into a question. What might be difficult about following these rules?

Producing the Questions QFocus: Use the Small-Group Worksheet. Follow the rules for producing questions. Number your questions. Work as a group, but each person should write down every question.

Improving the Questions You might have two types of questions in your list: Closed-ended questions – they can be answered with “yes” or “no” or with one word. Open-ended questions – they require an explanation and cannot be answered with “yes” or “no” or with one word.

Improve Your Questions Identify closed- and open-ended questions: Mark the closed-ended questions with a C. Mark the open-ended questions with an O.

Improve Your Questions Identify closed- and open-ended questions: Mark the closed-ended questions with a C. Mark the open-ended questions with an O. What are some advantages of asking closed-ended questions?

Improve Your Questions Identify closed- and open-ended questions: Mark the closed-ended questions with a C. Mark the open-ended questions with an O. What are some advantages of asking closed-ended questions? What are some disadvantages?

Improve Your Questions What are some advantages of asking open-ended questions?

Improve Your Questions What are some advantages of asking open-ended questions? What are some disadvantages?

Improve Your Questions Review your list of questions and change one closed-ended question into an open- ended one. Then, change one open-ended question into a closed-ended one.

Share Your Questions Which questions did you change from closed- to open-ended and from open- ended to closed?

Prioritize Your Questions Choose the three most important questions from your list. Keep the QFocus in mind. Mark each priority question with an “X.”

Justify Your Questions What is your rationale for choosing your three priority questions?

Share Your Questions What are your three priority questions? What are their numbers? What is your rationale for selecting those three?

Next Steps How will you use your priority questions?

Reflection What did you learn?

Reflection What did you learn? What value does it have?