The �What� and the �Why� of Inquiry

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The �What� and the �Why� of Inquiry

Desired Outcomes

The language of questioning

What is the language of inquiry?

Inference Questions

Transfer Questions

Interpretation Questions

Questioning for Understanding

Questions that suggest engaging inquiries (essential questions):

Common characteristics of essential questions

Essential Questions

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Use the �lenses� of the six facets of understanding to generate possible questions.

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Sample using the six facets of understanding for question planning.

A Questioning Toolkit

Value of Questions

Inquiry implies involvement that leads to understanding. Involvement in learning implies possessing skills and attitudes that permit you to seek resolutions to questions and issues while you construct new knowledge.

To construct meaning ...

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The �What� and the �Why� of Inquiry

Author: ljohnson