Cues and Questions and Advanced Organizers

Presented byChristine Debrossy, Jennifer Fischer, Lori Montone, and Cathy Nee

CUES

Cues are explicit reminders or hints about what students are about to experience.

QUESTIONS

Questions perform the same function as cues – they trigger students’ memories and help access their prior knowledge.

What are Cues and Questions?

Recommendation #1

1. Use Explicit Cues

Examples:• WALT• WILF• KWL • Visuals

1. Cues and question should focus on what is important as opposed to what is unusual.

2. “Waiting” briefly before accepting responses from students has the effect of increasing the depth of students' answers.

3. Questions are effective learning tools even when asked before a learning experience.

4. Higher level” questions produce deeper learning than “lower level” questions.

Generalizations from the Research on Cues and

Questions

The questions that __________ face as they

raise _______ from _________ to adult life

are not easy to answer. Both _______ and

_________ can become concerned when

health problems such as ______ arise any

time after the ____ stage to later life. Experts

recommend that young ______should have

plenty of ________ and nutritious food for

healthy growth. _______ and _____ should

not share the same ________or even sleep in

the same _____. They may be afraid of the

_____.

Our priorknowledgeInfluencewhat we

perceive.

The questions that poultrymen face as they

raise chickens from incubation to adult life

are not easy to answer. Both farmers and

merchants can become concerned when

health problems such as cough arise any time

after the egg stage to later life. Experts

recommend that young chicks should have

plenty of sunshine and nutritious food for

healthy growth. Banties and geese should

not share the same barnyard or even sleep in

the same roost. They may be afraid of the

dark.

Our priorknowledgeInfluencewhat we

perceive.

Recommendation #2

2. Use questions that require literal and higher order thinking skills.

Examples: Ask questions that elicit inferences. Use analytic questions that ask students to:

1. Analyze errors2. Construct support3. Analyze perspectives

CINDERELLA

Math

What is the significance of dividing both sides of the equation by ½ instead of

distribution the ½?½ (x-3) =8

Social Studies

How does the monetary policy affect inflation in the

United States?

Language Arts

What is the emotional state of Macbeth after the death of

the King?

Science

How does boiling change the state of water?

Sample Inferential Questions

1. Empowers students to think critically and work cooperatively.

2. Challenges them to use literal and higher order thinking skills (inferential &

analytical).

3. Calls for students to recognize the four types of questions.

QARQuestion Answer Relationship

1. Right There

2. Think and Search

3. Author and You

4. On My Own

QAR FOUR TYPES OF QUESTIONS

Today was the first half of Cues and Questioning and Advanced Organizers.

In the next session we will review Advanced Organizers.

March 13th you will share your examples and implementation within the curriculum.

Looking Forward