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Shared Inquiry Questions

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Shared Inquiry Discussions The leader of a shared inquiry discussion not only develops the interpretive questions that begin discussion, but also balances its flow. Leaders challenge members´ unclear, factually inaccurate, or contradictory statements. Follow up on members´ answers, ask for evidence, and invite further responses. There are three different types of questions used during shared inquiry discussions, Interpretive, factual and evaluative. The first type of questions are interpretive questions. Interpretation is the main purpose of a shared inquiry discussion. Since interpretations will vary, encourage engaged conversation, and repeatedly appeal to the text for supporting evidence. Interpretive questions require precise judgement of what the author means in a work. To determine if a question is interpretive , try using this simple test. You should be able to write at least two different answers to it, supporting each answer with evidence from the text. It should express natural disbelief and interest. Honest doubt inspires others to take the question seriously. The question should be specific to the work. If the question can be asked with only minor changes, then it is too general. The question should be clear. Use simple and direct language. If the group doesn’t …show more content…

Evaluative questions in shared inquiry should ask participants to form judgements of the ideas and issues that have been raised by the discussion of a text, based on their own reasoning and experience. Strong evaluative questions are based on sound interpretations of what an author is saying, and in the light of the direction a discussion is taking. In a shared inquiry discussion, there is often no clear distinction between interpretive and evaluative questions. The two frequently merge into each other. It is sometimes valuable to set aside the later part of a shared inquiry discussion for the questions that clearly address

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