Shared Inquiry Discussions
Shared Inquiry is a method of learning that consists in making questions to everyone who reads something so that they can find its mainly meaning and information. Shared inquiry focus on Interpretive question-questions that have more than one possible answer, that way the leader of the discussion encourage participants to think, listen and respond to questions and answers from others in their discussion group. Shared inquiry discussion is based on the interpretation of a question, because interpretations will differ, and regularly appeal to the text for supporting evidence. Interpretive questions are the principal tools a discussion leader creates to guide a group through the different levels of meaning that are present in writings selected for shared inquiry. The best preparation for a discussion is composing questions about the text. It is helpful to participants to also bring …show more content…
The question should be clear, and easy for another person to grasp immediately. Use simple and direct language.
Factual questions about a text help provide an objective basis for some kinds of evidence that is put forward to support an interpretation of the text’s meaning. Participants will come to the discussion with a basic knowledge of the explicit elements in a text, such as the names and relations of fictional characters, the chronological order of a narrative, and any specialized terms that an author uses. Such factual information can be helpful in making well-formed responses to interpretive questions. The “facts of the matter” are the author’s words, which everyone has in front of them. To be used in discussion where it seems critical to understanding some vital aspect(s) of the reading the leader should allow background information. This is a matter for the judgment of the discussion
Shared Inquiry is a method of learning that consists in making questions to everyone who reads something so that they can find its mainly meaning and information. Shared inquiry focus on Interpretive question-questions that have more than one possible answer, that way the leader of the discussion encourage participants to think, listen and respond to questions and answers from others in their discussion group. Shared inquiry discussion is based on the interpretation of a question, because interpretations will differ, and regularly appeal to the text for supporting evidence. Interpretive questions are the principal tools a discussion leader creates to guide a group through the different levels of meaning that are present in writings selected for shared inquiry. The best preparation for a discussion is composing questions about the text. It is helpful to participants to also bring …show more content…
The question should be clear, and easy for another person to grasp immediately. Use simple and direct language.
Factual questions about a text help provide an objective basis for some kinds of evidence that is put forward to support an interpretation of the text’s meaning. Participants will come to the discussion with a basic knowledge of the explicit elements in a text, such as the names and relations of fictional characters, the chronological order of a narrative, and any specialized terms that an author uses. Such factual information can be helpful in making well-formed responses to interpretive questions. The “facts of the matter” are the author’s words, which everyone has in front of them. To be used in discussion where it seems critical to understanding some vital aspect(s) of the reading the leader should allow background information. This is a matter for the judgment of the discussion