Role of Questions in Comprehension

planning questions

placement of questions

types of questions

techniques

plan to use questions with a specific purpose

basic elements in a story

see relationships among ideas in a story

modify schema

relate new information to existing Knowledge

remember: students explain information learned in their own words

apply: students use the information to carry out a procedure

understand: students understand detail from the text and create relationships among them

analyze: students differentiate between essential and nonessential information. They find the purpose, point of view, and biases.

evaluate: students check, critique, and judge the information based on a set of critiera

create: students create a solution to a problem

impacts effectiveness

before reading: activates schema and purpose

during reading: helps process text

after reading: organizes information gained and summarizes text

expand on students' thinking

do not focus on correct answers

rephrase the question for struggling students

use an elaboration probe for when given simple responses

affirm students' responses