Lindsay Young, Ed.D.
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Extra Credit for Asking Questions

6/1/2015

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Has this every happened to you?   You ask:  “Does anyone have any questions?”  They respond:  SILENCE.  Moreover, once the activity begins it is very clear that there were many unasked questions!  I have found one very effective solution to this issue:  I began offering extra credit or tickets (my classroom reward) for students who ask questions. 
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After I explain something I say, “I am offering a ticket to whoever can generate a question about what I just said.   If what I said is completely clear to you then this is an easy way to get some extra points!” Inevitably, they will start asking questions because by offering a prize I have lowered the affective filter.  They no longer have to worry about looking “silly” in front of their friends because they are earning extra credit points by asking.  What I have witnessed is that once I make it clear that asking questions is prized in our classroom, I no longer have to offer rewards every time, but if I ever hear SILENCE I simply get out the tickets.  
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