Convergent Questions
A convergent question is a specific question which
represents the analysis and integration of given or remembered information. These questions could
be a 'yes' or a 'no'. It is a question that does not permit a long conversation
or any significant creativity. These kinds of questions could be are called yes
no question because they are the most often use. They are usually use by teachers when they
want to get just a simple answer.
As, I said this questions are questions with a
specific answer. They lead you to an expected result or answer. These questions
usually start with what, where and when example: what is your favorite color?
or did you eat today?
I think that this kind of question doesn’t make
students to think because they just have to say a simple answer. But I know that they are very useful when you
just want your students to participate in class and you know that they are kind
of shy, this is a good way to help your students to lose their fear to talk in
front of their classmates.
Divergent Questions
A divergent question is a question that has no
specific answer. It could have more than one answer. A divergent question makes
one analyze and encourage greater involvement and have more accurate assessment
because students have to do a good analysis of answer the question, I can say
that this questions help students to think well and give the most appropriate answer
to the question.
Divergent questions usually begins with suppose, predict. If... then,
can you create.
These types of questions are always open-ended,
allowing the students to express themselves as they demonstrate their ability
to reason in the subject.
I believe that these two kinds of question are effective
when you are teaching, but we as teacher have to know when is appropriate to
use convergent or divergent questions in the classroom because sometime the
topic will not allow us to use convergent and other topics will not allow us to
use divergent or vise versa.
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