Asking Better Questions:: How To Help Your Students Get The Most Out of A Case
Asking Better Questions:: How To Help Your Students Get The Most Out of A Case
Asking Better Questions:: How To Help Your Students Get The Most Out of A Case
Learning
Aha! Actively struggle, create alternatives, surprise Generate alternatives and select Best
Discovery
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Learning
Aha! Actively struggle, create alternatives, surprise Generate alternatives and select Best
Discovery
Better Better
Effort
Good
Learning
Aha! Actively struggle, create alternatives, surprise Generate alternatives and select Best
Discovery
Better Better
Effort
Good
Learning
Aha! Actively struggle, create alternatives, surprise Generate alternatives and select Best
Discovery
Better Better
Effort
Good
Aha! learning
The house was small when the sun came out
Aha! learning
The house was small when the sun came out
Diagnostic Informational
Action Priority/Sequence Prediction Hypothetical
Diagnostic Informational
Action Priority/Sequence Prediction Hypothetical
Informational questions assess the class and clarify facts or non-obvious points
Question Type Examples What is your analysis of the problem? What conclusions did you draw from this data? What was the market size in 2010? Which product line is most profitable? What needs to be done to implement the strategy? How should the company do this? What do you recommend be done first? Which objective is most important? What might be the reaction of competitors? What do you think the company will do? What might have been the result if the acquisition had been completed?
Diagnostic Informational
Action Priority/Sequence Prediction Hypothetical
Diagnostic Informational
Action Priority/Sequence Prediction Hypothetical
Diagnostic Informational
Action Priority/Sequence Prediction Hypothetical
Diagnostic Informational
Action Priority/Sequence Prediction Hypothetical
Diagnostic Informational
Action Priority/Sequence Prediction Hypothetical
What are your reactions to the case? Where shall we begin? What is happening here?
How does this situation relate to others we have studied?
Relationship
Generalization
Based on this case, what are the major forces that encourage technological innovation?
Will you summarize the situation for us? What are the take-aways from this case?
Summarizing
What are your reactions to the case? Where shall we begin? What is happening here?
How does this situation relate to others we have studied?
Relationship
Generalization
Based on this case, what are the major forces that encourage technological innovation?
Will you summarize the situation for us? What are the take-aways from this case?
Summarizing
What are your reactions to the case? Where shall we begin? What is happening here?
How does this situation relate to others we have studied?
Relationship
Generalization
Based on this case, what are the major forces that encourage technological innovation?
Will you summarize the situation for us? What are the take-aways from this case?
Summarizing
What are your reactions to the case? Where shall we begin? What is happening here?
How does this situation relate to others we have studied?
Relationship
Generalization
Based on this case, what are the major forces that encourage technological innovation?
Will you summarize the situation for us? What are the take-aways from this case?
Summarizing
What are your reactions to the case? Where shall we begin? What is happening here?
How does this situation relate to others we have studied?
Relationship
Generalization
Based on this case, what are the major forces that encourage technological innovation?
Will you summarize the situation for us? What are the lessons you can take from this case?
Summarizing
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Greg Merkley g-merkley@kellogg.northwestern.edu +1 847.491.5466