Organigram

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Customer Experience of a Portland Thorns Fan (An NWSL Franchise)

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Questions

Student Questions

too complex to understand

Cannot be answered simply

turn the question to a simpler one

Why's the sky blue?

Can be found through inquiry

can be answered through observations and actions

opportunity for student to investigate

What happens if...?

Requests for simply facts

Sometimes has a direct answer but not always

Wanting more information

How many birds were in the nest?

philosophical

Not a direct answer

Why do mosquitos exist?

Comments expressed as questions

Not looking for a direct answer

expresses interest

How did it get there?

Question Timing

Allowing time for answering

giving students time to work through the answer

Lesson Planning

evaluate

assessment

elaborate

extend understanding

explain

formal intro

explore

cooperative learning task

engage

captures interest

Teacher Questions

Question Function

encouraging reflection

review before moving on

What have you found?

encouraging group collaboration & sharing

exchanging ideas

which idea is best?

encouraging use of inquiry skills

raising questions

What do you want to know?

finding out students ideas and developing their understanding

help students develop their understanding

Why do you think?

Question Form

Subject-centered

content

right or wrong answer

what is...?

Person-centered

students' idea

no right or wrong

What do you think?

Closed

short answer

needed information

Do you see...?

Open

extended answer

interest in observations

What do you notice?

Productive Questions

Measuring and counting

Quantitative comparison

How much?

comparison

Attention to patterns

What is the same?

Action

Lead to investigation

What happens if..?

Problem-posing

Give a challenge they work out

How can you...?

Attention focusing

student supplied

What do you think of that?

Nonproductive Questions

Questions that are not looking for a verbal response. Does not get the students thinking.

quiz-type

from memory

What is this?

classroom control

rhetorical

Are we ready?