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Inquiry process overview: Formulate questions.

Formulate questions related to the applicable overall expectation in order to identify the focus of their inquiry.

Effective inquiry questions are open-ended: questions for which there is not just one right answer.

Why should they be open-ended? What makes a good question? Jot down some ideas before you explore the following list.

Record your ideas.

List with ideas:

• A good question is an invitation to think (not recall, or summarize).
• A good question comes from genuine curiosity and confusion about the world.
• A good question makes you think about something in a way you never considered before.
• A good question invites both deep thinking and deep feelings.
• A good question leads to more good questions.
• A good question asks you to think critically, creatively, ethically, productively, and reflectively about essential ideas in a discipline.

Source:

Watt, J. G., & Colyer, J. (2014). IQ: a Practical Guide to Inquiry-Based Learning. https://blogs.ubc.ca/stevemcg/files/2014/09/inquiry-questions.pdf