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FERTILE QUESTIONS
Placing the question at the centre of teaching and learningSlide2
1. An open question
Did Jesus really exist?Who was Jesus?
What do we know about Jesus?Slide3
1. An open question
Did Jesus really exist?
Who was Jesus? What do we know about Jesus?
An open question has more than one definite answer.
An open question has several different answers (and the answers might even be contradictory).Slide4
2. An undermining question
Who cares if Jesus existed?
Why is the story of Jesus important today?Would it matter if I didn’t
know Jesus?Slide5
2. An undermining question
Who cares if Jesus existed?Why is the story of Jesus important today?Would it matter if I didn’t know Jesus?
An undermining question challenges basic assumptions and ‘fixed beliefs’ of learners.
An undermining question confronts and challenges learners to doubt what they thought was obvious. Slide6
Which of these questions are both open and undermining?
Who was Jesus? What do we know about Jesus?Who cares if Jesus existed?Would it matter if I didn’t know Jesus?
Do all these questions allow for open-ended exploration of the topic?
Do all these questions immediately challenge what I thought was obvious?Slide7
Uh-Oh!
Is it open ended?Is it undermining?
Who was Jesus?
What do we know about Jesus?
Who cares if Jesus existed?
Would it matter if I didn’t know Jesus
?Slide8
Starting again!
Is it open ended?
Is it undermining?Why are we still talking about Jesus today
?
Jesus:
Why would he talk to me?
What
kind of man is this
?
Who do you say that I am?Slide9
Checking again
Is it open ended?
Is it undermining? Why are we still talking about Jesus today
?
Jesus:
Why would he talk to me?
What
kind of man is this
?
Who do you say that I am?
What’s
the basic assumption being challenged
?Slide10
3. A rich question
Why are we still talking about Jesus today?Jesus: Why would he talk to me?What kind of man is this?
Who do you say that I am?A rich question is impossible to answer without careful research, and often can be broken up into sub-questions.
A rich question requires grappling with rich
content.Slide11
Checking again!
Is it open ended?
Is it undermining? Is it rich?Why are we still talking about Jesus today
?
Jesus:
Why would he talk to me
?
What
kind of man is this
?
Who do you say that I am?Slide12
4. A connected question
Why are we still talking about Jesus today?Jesus: Why would he talk to me?What kind of man is this?
Who do you say that I am?A
connected question is relevant to the life of the learners.
A
connected question is relevant to the community where the learners live and to the discipline of Religious Education .Slide13
Checking again!
Is it open ended?
Is it undermining? Is it rich?Is it connected?Why
are we still talking about Jesus today?
Jesus:
Why would he talk to me
?
What
kind of man is this
?
Who do you say that I am?Slide14
5. A charged question
Why are we still talking about Jesus today?Jesus: Why would he talk to me?What kind of man is this?
Who do you say that I am?A charged question has a strong emotional engagement to motivate learning and inquiry.
A
charged question has a strong ethical dimensionSlide15
Checking again!
Is it open ended?
Is it undermining? Is it rich?Is it connected?Is it charged?
Why are we still talking about Jesus today?
Jesus:
Why would he talk to me
?
What
kind of man is this
?
Who do you say that I am?Slide16
6. A practical question
Why are we still talking about Jesus today?Jesus: Why would he talk to me?What kind of man is this?
Who do you say that I am?A practical question can be developed into a research question.
A practical question will ensure that information will be readily available for learners.Slide17
Checking again!
Is it open ended?
Is it undermining? Is it rich?Is it connected?Is it charged?Is it practical?
Why are we still talking about Jesus today
?
Jesus:
Why would he talk to me
?
What
kind of man is this
?
Who do you say that I am?Slide18
What is a key difference between a fertile question and an inquiry question?
A good inquiry question:Does not make any initial assumptions (e.g. Not: Why do we only use 3% of our brain?But rather: What influences the percentage of our brain that we use?)
A fertile question:Challenges the assumptions of the learner (it undermines what is generally taken for granted).
A fertile question may be used for inquiry learning.
An inquiry question does not have to meet all 6 criteria of a fertile question.Slide19
How do I know if it is a fertile question?
Only by checking the question against each of the following criteria:
Is it an open question?Is it an undermining question?Is it a rich question?Is it a connected question?Is it a charged question?
Is it a practical question?Slide20
Is it a fertile question?
Question
Is it open ended?Is it undermining? Is it rich?Is it connected?Is it charged?Is it practical?
What do we really know about Jesus?
Why do I need a story to live by?
How can we teach the world about justice?
Knowing Jesus: What’s in it for me?