40. QUESTIONING FOR CONSENSUS (Questioning, Discussion, Collaboration)
Description: Consensus building and questioning are skills that must be practiced in order to be proficient. Questioning for Consensus gives the teacher ways to make it happen in class.
Application: Use in any subject with whole group, teams, and/or pairs.
Process: Depending on the overall objective of the assignment, prepare questions. When students meet, review the ideas behind consensus building and practice with them before they are evaluated. Start with open-ended questions that spark thinking. Use closed questions to narrow the group’s answers to a manageable number. Review how to approach different objectives:
Description: Consensus building and questioning are skills that must be practiced in order to be proficient. Questioning for Consensus gives the teacher ways to make it happen in class.
Application: Use in any subject with whole group, teams, and/or pairs.
Process: Depending on the overall objective of the assignment, prepare questions. When students meet, review the ideas behind consensus building and practice with them before they are evaluated. Start with open-ended questions that spark thinking. Use closed questions to narrow the group’s answers to a manageable number. Review how to approach different objectives:
Reference, and/or for more information:
40. Questioning For Consensus
http://www.facilitatorguide.net/gyan/questions-101-the-use-of-open-ended-and-close-ended-qs/
40. Questioning For Consensus
http://www.facilitatorguide.net/gyan/questions-101-the-use-of-open-ended-and-close-ended-qs/
