In this blog I discuss why students should be taught how to ask their own questions and how a pedagogy called the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) is an excellent method for doing so.
Hattie, J. (2008). Visible learning: A synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to Achievement.
Harvard Graduate School of Education: Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions: Best Practices in the Question Formulation Technique https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/progr...
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“Source: The Right Question Institute (RQI). The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was created by RQI. Visit rightquestion.org for more information and free resources.” Stumm, Sophie & Hell, Benedikt & Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas. (2011).
The hungry mind- intellectual curiosity is the third pillar of academic performance. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 6. 574-588. 10.1177/1745691611421204. Question Formulation Technique in Action https://rightquestion.org/education/
Tizard, B., Hughes, M., Carmichael, H., & Pinkerton, G. (1983). Children’s questions and adults’ answers. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 24, 269-281.
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