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Examples of Questions to help students frame their thoughts
| Connecting/Relating to Prior Knowledge |
- Does this seem familiar to ….?
- Does this remind you of something you already know?
- How is this similar to ….?
- What do you already know about this topic?
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| Evidence |
- How is it related to …?
- How do you support your idea?
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| Ordering and Sequencing |
- What happened first, next, and then....
- What were the steps?
- How long did it occur?
- How often did it occur?
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| Describing own thoughts |
- How did you find the solution or answer?
- What were you thinking about as you worked through the problem or thought about the topic?
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| Elaborate |
- What else can you say about…?
- How can you tell me more about …?
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| Clarification |
- What do you mean by …
- Help me to understand…
- Can you explain?
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| Intent/Purpose/Overall Goal |
- How come…
- What were the reasons to …
- What is the purpose of…
- Why did you …
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| Prediction |
- What if…
- What will happen if….
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| Considering other ideas or approaches |
- How else…
- Are there different ways to…
- What other ways do you think could…
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| Application |
- What other things do you think you could do
- Would this work? Why or why not?
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| Beliefs/Feelings/Opinions |
- Why do you think this is important?
- Do you feel that this is important and why?
- Do you believe this will work? Why or why not?
- What is your opinion about… and why?
- Do you think ….matters? Why or why not?
- What are your feelings about this….
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| Procedure/Follow Through |
- What are you going to do next and why?
- Do you think … needs further investigation? Why or why not?
- What do you think needs to happen now?
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