- 3 Main features of a good question
1) require more than remembering a fact or reproducing a skill
2) students learn by answering questions and teachers learn about students from their attemps
3) more than 1 answer.
- 1) More than remembering- knowledge/skills vs having a context to apply the knowledge/skills
- 2) Students learning by doing- physically doing a problem, students are able learn as they are involved in a problem. Can give teachers a clear indication of how much students have mastered the skill and whether they need further development.
- 3) Having more than 1 answer fosters higher level thinking because they encourage students to develop their problem solving expertise.
