The Power Of Open-Ended Questions
Open-ended questions allow students greater freedom in formulating their answers. Thus, it brings out the creativity in the thoughts of the students. When open-ended questions are used especially in set inductions there can be an unlimited number of possible answers. For example, when I had to deliver a set induction to introduce Proper Nouns in class I used the open-ended question "What do you think about the boy's name?" to discuss a short story that involved a boy. This question probed students to think logically, be self expressive, and creative in their response. Some of the responses included "I like it." My cousin also has that name." " I think it is special." From these responses, it was observed that this type of questioning involved a greater amount of respondent time, thought and effort.
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