Question%20Formulation%20Technique. Sps-inquirycircles.wikispaces. Question Formulation Technique by Martin Scanlan on Prezi. Question Formulation Technique: QuickPlan an Essay by Mr. Dunn on Prezi. A Wounded Lover of Writing Prompts. I am addicted to searching for inspiring writing prompts. Like playing Pachinko, clicking through education resources soothes and focuses me. My coffee goes cold as I hunt through Twitter and Diigo posts for just one more idea. But for a few years now, guilt has bled some joy from my ritual of collecting writing warm-ups to try out with students. For the sake of explanation, guess what perturbs me about the four writing prompts that I assigned this semester: Prompt 1: Create a poem by using Emily Dickinson's "Bring me the Sunset in a Cup" as a springboard. (Creative Writing Prompts) Prompt 2: After the instructor spreads eight fall leaves on a table (potatoes work, too), students secretly pick one and write about their "new best leaf friend.
" Prompt 3: Use Five Card flickr, a web site and tool invented by Alan Levine that generates random images, to Dadaistically incorporate into a narrative. The _________________________ Zone "There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. Forget the answer, what’s the question? We all know the value of effective questioning, but should it be the students rather than the teacher doing a bit more of the asking? After reading about Question Formulation Technique (getting students to think of their own questions rather than just answering mine) a few weeks ago I was really keen to give it a whirl. Tait Cole However, Dylan Wiliam’s SSAT 2010 keynote is still ringing in my ears: we (teachers) should not waste time on self indulgent gimmicks if it causes us to move away from AfL and other proven high impact teaching & learning strategies. I’m not aware of any research on QTF and Prof Hattie hasn’t commented directly but does give an effect size of 0.74 to seemingly similar reciprocal teaching so probably worth a punt.
So, with caution as my watch word, I started thinking about how QFT could complement the way I teach and the way I want my students to learn. As I type, I realise that some may take issue with that last statement so let me expand. Back to QTF. Like this: