Case
Studying before the lesson

Mrs. Hopkins, a US Government teacher, tells her students to study the lessons that they will be going over in class and come up with two questions to ask in class. She tells to her students that if their two questions aren't answered during the lesson in class, they can ask them at the end of the period. Her students that do this continuously score high on all tests and quizzes, whereas, her students that don't do this score lower. What can she do to get all of her students to use this method of studying?

Posted on: 03/05/15 | Views: 881
Solution #1
Like adults, students need "pay" for working or some time of incentive. I would suggest for her to add bonus points for the students who submit their questions.
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Solution #2
I like this idea. A variation that I'd use would be to break students into groups of 5-6 and have them ask questions to each other and then share with the class.
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Solution #3
Using a reward system could help the students to become motivated to create these questions as a method of studying. Giving incentives usually helps students to do what is asked. Once it becomes habit you can remove the incentive.

To ensure that students questions are answered, she could have students submit the questions as they come in to class. This can be done electronically through various programs. She could also have students asked each other the questions.

I like the idea of having students ask each other questions. That way students are required to have questions in order to be able to contribute to the discussion.

Thanks for sharing

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Solution #4
Assign the two questions as homework. It is an easy but effective strategy. If they cannot come up with any questions, Mrs. Hopkins can help them by asking them leading questions that they probably don't know the answer to about their coursework.
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Solution #5
Assigning this task as homework or rewarding students for it's completion are great methods to get all students to use this. Allowing to ask the questions in different ways could also work for improving engagement, having students ask the question in a group setting could encourage them all to participate. Methods like using PollEverywhere or sticky notes on the whiteboard ensure that students see this as a collective activity.
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