Creating Quality Prompts

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Creating Quality Prompts

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Creating Quality Prompts

You will need these three documents:•Creating Quality Prompts•Bloom’s Taxonomy•Writing Prompt Language

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Teachers who believe questions are tools for actively engaging students in learning dedicate time and effort to preparing questions.  They pose purposeful questions that help students make meaning of new concepts and ideas, thus demonstrating the relationship between quality questions and thinking and learning.

Walsh, J. & Sattes, B.

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Teachers who believe questions are tools for actively engaging students in learning dedicate time and effort to preparing questions.

Thoughtfully planning ahead is imperative.

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 They pose purposeful questions…

You need to know why you are asking the question.

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…that help students make meaning of new concepts and ideas, …

The end goal: making students think, connecting new information to background knowledge.

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Step 1: Purpose of Prompt

Look at Step1 and read through the two columns.

Step 1: Purpose of Prompt

Think about:Are both purposes important within your classroom?Which will help students make deep meaning of new content?Which will help you quickly check for basic understanding?

Step 2: Determine Content Focus

Look at Step 2 and read through the bullet points.

Step 2: Determine Content Focus

Think about:How do clear instructional objectives guide good questioning?How might a questioning sequence be planned to lead students towards enduring understanding?

Step 3: Select Cognitive Level

Look at Step 3 and read through the bullet points.

Step 3: Cognitive Level

Just because you pose a question at a predetermined cognitive level does not mean students will answer at that level.

Step 3: Select Cognitive Level

Think about:If responses are not at the cognitive level you want, what can you do?

Step 4: Formulate Question(s)

Look at Step 4 and read through the bullet points. Also read the second page.

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Bloom’s Taxonomy

Notice:Changes in Bloom’s TaxonomySupporting verbs, stems, and promptsExamples

Writing Quality Prompts

Think about:How do these line up with Bloom’s Taxonomy?How might you use these in Steps 3 and 4 of creating quality prompts?

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