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A New Approach to Question Framing and Questioning Techniques

Question framing is one of the skills a Teacher must possess. While the Facilitator takes the role of a Teacher, this skill is highly demanding and necessary for handling the students at the Participant Level.

Basically there are three types of questions:

1. Questions which start with "What", "How", "Where", "Which" and "When". These are direct questions.

2. Questions which start with "Why", in particular, are called rational questions that require the powers of reasoning or aptitude.

3. Questions which start with "What happens if...." or "What will happen if....". These questions are often referred to as "What.... if ...." questions. 

In addition to these 3 types of questions, there is a special category of questions which are called the HOTS or "Higher Order Thinking Skills" questions. These questions are actually a combination of the 3 types of questions mentioned above.

Now, questions can be viewed either from the Teacher's or Student's perspective.

From the Teacher's perceptive, the Teacher must know how to frame questions, choose questions to be asked related to the subject under reference and also find key answers to the questions being asked. While asking questions is one task, preparing answers and solutions to those questions is another equally important task.

Here are some example for a "What if" questions:

"What happens if a transformer is connected to dc supply?"
"What action is to be taken if the pointer of a wattmeter or a moving coil instrument reverses?
"What happens if the terminals of the field winding of a dc shunt motor is reversed?"

Try to find answers to these questions and post them here....

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