FRAMING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
Times Of India Bangalore; Date: Jan 14, 2010; Section: Times City; Page: 9
To provide students with more learning opportunities, the Educational Initiative tested teachers’ question-making capabilities. Winners of the third Question Making Competition (QMC) were felicitated on Wednesday. Of the 3,700 teachers who participated in the nation-wide competition, 30 were awarded. Educational Initiative focuses on assessment and learningoutcome measurement in school education. The QMC aims to create a platform where teachers’ innovation can be shared and recognized. A workshop on questionmaking skills was held by ASSET; it was attended by teachers and principals of schools in and around Bangalore.“This concept has proved to be quite effective. Framing an intelligent question on the part of teachers becomes important as it alerts children and makes them attentive,” said one of the winners, Gowri Mirlay Achanta of St Joseph’s Boys’ High School. The organizers felt questions should be effective in fostering better learning among children, and not be used only for evaluation. “A good question challenges and stimulates the child to think deeper. If framed correctly, it can help the teacher understand the thought process of a student while solving the problem,” said Sridhar Rajagopalan, managing director, Educational Initiative.
WHO KNOWS THE ANSWER? Teachers participate in a workshop on question-making skills in Bangalore on Wednesday
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