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Creative Questions Creative Questions

Being educated is less a


Professor Dr. M. Ashraful Alam matter of knowing, than it is a
Additional Director matter of being able to think.
IAC, SUST

Creative questions Creative questions


Mary’s father has five daughters: Creative questions touch the heart
# 1 is Nana, of goal of teaching:
# 2 is Nene, 1. inspire a student to continue to enjoy
# 3 is Nini, learning, and
# 4 is Nono. 2. to eventually connect this inspiration to
# 5 is proficiency in the subject.
What is the name of daughter # 5? Nuna?

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Creative Questions Creative Questions


• As teachers we tend to ask questions in • We can ask higher order level of
the “remember" category 80 to 90% of questions.
the time.
• These questions require much more
• These questions are not bad, but using creativity
them all the time is not good.
• Below are the six question categories
as defined by Bloom.

What is creative question?


Creative questions are nothing but
setting questions following Bloom’s
taxonomy:
1. Remember
2. Understand
3. Apply
4. Analyze
5. Evaluate
6. Create

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More creative questions? 1: Knowledge or Remember


• remembering;
• What is the expansion of ADIDAS?
• memorizing;
All Day I Dream About Sports.
• recognizing;
• recalling identification and
• Expansion of Star as in Star TV Network?
• recall of information
Satellite Television for Asian Region.
– Who, what, when, where, how ...?
– Describe

1: Knowledge or Remember 2: Comprehension or Understand


• What happened after …? • interpreting;
• How many…? • translating from one medium to another;
• Who was it that …? • describing in one's own words;
• Name the …? • organization and selection of facts and
• Describe what happened at …? ideas
– Retell...

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2: Comprehension or Understand 3: Application


• problem solving;
• Can you write in your own words …?
• applying information to produce some
• Can you write a brief outline …? result;
• What do you think could have happened • use of facts, rules and principles
next?
– How is...an example of...?
• Who do you think …? – How is...related to...?
• What was the main idea? – Why is...significant?

3: Application 4. Analysis
• subdividing something to show how it is put
• Do you know of another instance where .. ? together;
• Could this have happened in …? • finding the underlying structure of a
communication;
• Group by characteristics such as …?
• identifying motives;
• Which factors would you change if…?
• separation of a whole into component parts
• From the information given, can you develop – What are the parts or features of...?
a set of instructions about …? – Classify...according to...
– Outline/diagram...
– How does...compare/contrast with...?
– What evidence can you list for...?

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4. Analysis 5: Evaluation or Judge


• making value decisions about issues;
• Which events could not have happened? • resolving controversies or differences of opinion;
• How was this similar to …? • development of opinions, judgments or
decisions
• What was the underlying theme of …?
– Do you agree...?
• Why did … changes occur? – What do you think about...?
• What were the problems with …? – What is the most important...?
– Place the following in order of priority...
– How would you decide about...?
– What criteria would you use to assess...?

6: Synthesis or Create 6: Synthesis or Create


• creating a unique, original product that
may be in verbal form or may be a • Can you design a … to …?
physical object; • Compose a song about …?
• combination of ideas to form a new whole • Devise your own way to …
– What would you predict/infer from...? • What would happen if …?
– What ideas can you add to...? • Can you create new and unusual
– How would you create/design a new...? uses for …?
– What might happen if you combined...?
– What solutions would you suggest for...?

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6: Synthesis or Create
• Is there a better solution to …?
• Do you think … is a good or bad thing?
• What changes to … would you
recommend?
• How would you feel if …?
• How effective are …?

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