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
Use the text and your analysis to prepare two interpretive or evaluative discussion questions. Then identify the type of question you have created.
In support of the key objectives derived from the research performed in chapter two and chapter three, the researcher will provide the list of specific interview questions to the leader on October 7, 2015. In return, the leader will provide his written responses to the researcher on October 11, 2015. The responses to the questions
For multiple choice, true/false questions and short answer, you may be asked about the following concepts or issues:
Questions to Think About - The following questions should be answered in your journals. The purpose of these questions is to help you understand the meaning of what you are reading. Read the questions before you begin to read and think about them while you are reading.
C. Inferential Questions (“higher-order thinking” within the text). Construct a series of inferential questions (basic questions at the level of
The interview was scheduled a month in advance and the interview questions were shared with the leader ahead of time (see Appendix). This allowed the leader to think about how she wanted to answer the questions. When the leader was asked to participate in the interview she was humbled by the request and enthusiastically agreed to take part. The interview questions were geared towards understanding leader’s leadership style and attributes as it relates to the leadership theories and the LEADS framework. The interview was conducted in leader’s office, lasted approximately 45 minutes and recorded with leader’s consent. The atmosphere during the interview was relaxed, the leader was open to answering the questions and the answers seemed
This qualitative textual analysis was carried out on two pre-existing pieces of material using a thematic analysis.
The focus of our facilitation was on the new Ontario health curriculum by Kathleen Wynne. The topic of discussion is currently a controversial issue in Ontario that provokes strong opinions of families, staff, and persons of authority. We discussed the concerns of the staff and parents, analyzing potential barriers, ethical issues, as well as benefits of the implementation of the curriculum.
Although the series of questions used in each interview was essentially uniform across participants, further prompting and probing questions such as, “Tell me more,” “Anything else?” “Why?” or “How?” were carried out when the quality of the participant’s response could be enhanced, that is, when the response was vague, limited, or unclear (Bibace & Walsh, 1980).
Inferences. “Read between the lines” to answer the following questions, using information from the text. [Note to instructor: For Pre-Advanced and Advanced learners, create questions that require students to infer meaning by reading between the lines. Write two open-ended questions such as: “Why do you think that...?”; “Why does the author say that...?”; “Why is it important that..?; What might be the effect of....?”, which require inferencing on the part of the student. Questions may be in the target language. Specify which language students are to use and indicate that they must use information from the text in their responses. Note that some adaptations to this task may be necessary for lower-level learners, who may need more guidance in using inferencing skills. For Novice-level learners, you might give them a statement and ask them to list any evidence from the text that would help them to determine whether it is true or false, drawing on inferencing skills. For Intermediate-level learners, you could give them three inferences and ask them to select the best inference of the three by providing evidence from the text to support their selection, drawing on inferencing skills.]
Character 1: I think taxes should be raised. We could use those taxes to pay off our national debt.
(1) bring in as many topical inquires as possible, (2) discuss the interlinkages between those topical inquires with your interpretations and critical analyses, and (3) base your answer on illustrative ethnographic studies and empirical examples.
The Pearl Chapter 4 Small Group Discussion Questions 1. How does the opening of this chapter parallel the opening of Chapter 3? How is it different? The beginnings of chapter 3 and 4 are very different and similar.