Questioning for Understanding
Explanation
What is the key idea in ………………………?
What are examples of …………………………?
What are the characteristics/parts of ………………….?
How did this come about …………….? Why is this so ………?
What caused ……………? What are the effects of …………..?
How might we prove/confirm/justify …………………..?
How is ……………………..connected to ……………………?
What might happen if ……………………..?
What are common misconceptions about ………………….?
Interpretation
What is the meaning of …………………………………….?
What are the implications of …………………………………?
What does ………………….reveal about ………………..?
How is …………………….. like ………….(analogy/metaphor)?
How does ………………………………. relate to me/us?
So what? Why does it matter?
Application
How and when can we use this (knowledge/process)?
How is …………. applied in the larger world?
How might ………………….. help us to …………………?
How could we use ……………… to overcome …………….?
Perspective
What are different points of view about ………………….?
How might this look from ………………..’s perspective?
How is …………. similar to/different from ………….?
What are other possible reactions to ……………..?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of ……………..?
What are the limits of …………………………?
What is the evidence for ………………….?
Is the evidence reliable? Sufficient?
Empathy
What would it be like to walk in ………………’s shoes?
How might ………….. feel about …………………?
How might we reach an understanding about …………?
What was …………………… trying to make us feel/see?
Self-Knowledge
How do I know …………………………….?
What are the limits of my knowledge about ……………..?
What are my “blind spots” about …………………….?
How can I best show …………………………?
How are my views about ……………….shaped by (experiences, habits, prejudices, style)?
What are my strengths and weaknesses in ………………….?
Explanation
What is the key idea in ………………………?
What are examples of …………………………?
What are the characteristics/parts of ………………….?
How did this come about …………….? Why is this so ………?
What caused ……………? What are the effects of …………..?
How might we prove/confirm/justify …………………..?
How is ……………………..connected to ……………………?
What might happen if ……………………..?
What are common misconceptions about ………………….?
Interpretation
What is the meaning of …………………………………….?
What are the implications of …………………………………?
What does ………………….reveal about ………………..?
How is …………………….. like ………….(analogy/metaphor)?
How does ………………………………. relate to me/us?
So what? Why does it matter?
Application
How and when can we use this (knowledge/process)?
How is …………. applied in the larger world?
How might ………………….. help us to …………………?
How could we use ……………… to overcome …………….?
Perspective
What are different points of view about ………………….?
How might this look from ………………..’s perspective?
How is …………. similar to/different from ………….?
What are other possible reactions to ……………..?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of ……………..?
What are the limits of …………………………?
What is the evidence for ………………….?
Is the evidence reliable? Sufficient?
Empathy
What would it be like to walk in ………………’s shoes?
How might ………….. feel about …………………?
How might we reach an understanding about …………?
What was …………………… trying to make us feel/see?
Self-Knowledge
How do I know …………………………….?
What are the limits of my knowledge about ……………..?
What are my “blind spots” about …………………….?
How can I best show …………………………?
How are my views about ……………….shaped by (experiences, habits, prejudices, style)?
What are my strengths and weaknesses in ………………….?
