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Chidubem Ezurike Post 1

• 12 March 2021, 1:22 AM

What does active teaching and learning look like. 20) Teachers always ask closed questions with a Yes, No, right or wrong answers.

As a teacher who wants to encourage active teaching and learning in class, this approach shouldn't be encouraged as it would kill creativity in learners. Learners should be asked open ended questions and be allowed to think, share ideas before responding. Asking closed questions would discourage a good number of learners from attempting questions as they would be afraid to fail but when it's left open, they would be bold to attempt as their opinion no matter what wouldn't be totally wrong.

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FLORENCE KISIRKOI Post 2 in reply to 1

• 12 March 2021, 9:24 AM

You are right Chidububem Yes No answer questions do not allow other answers other than the fixed one. Open ended allow critical thinking and even creativity. You could elaborate on how you use open ended questions in your class.

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Chidubem Ezurike Post 3 in reply to 2

• 13 March 2021, 2:01 PM

Thank you Florence.

I usually start my lessons by set inducing my children with open ended questions,if I'm to teach food I dont come and start telling them what food does and expect them to respond with yes or no. I ask them what they know about good. I ask them what happens when they eat, I ask them what happens when they don't.

If I have a lesson to deliver on colour, I don't ask them if a certain colour is blue and expect them to say yes or no. I come with ice cream box and ask them to fix the balls in the colours in that way they will be more creative and find solutions to the problem themselves. Thank you.