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Ingram • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology  \nAbstract  \nQuestions form the core of both the learning experience and the teaching experience. Because of their importance in the educational enterprise, questions (i.e. , their structure and use) should receive more attention from educators. The authors construct what they call productive questions (those questions that produce meaningful responses) and describe effective approaches for using them. They provide examples of productive questions from multiple disciplines and offer standard question formats, so that educators can create their own productive questions to use in their classrooms. The best practices and question formats that they present are applicable to any learning environment, be it small, discussion-focused classrooms; online courses; or large lecturestyle classes. The authors conclude by outlining next steps for educators to increase and assess the impact of questions in their classrooms.  \nKeywords: questions, types of questions, inquiry, critical thinking, student learning  \nEDUCATOR. So, what did you think of the reading?(Students are silent.)  \nEDUCATOR. Okay, so, what did the author mean? Why would he write it like that? What’s the relevant historical context of this work? How does it relate to other authors inciting revolution?  \n(Pause.)  \nSTUDENT 1. He meant to explore the reason for existence.  \nSTUDENT 2. It’s kinda like he was referring to the French Revolution.  \nSTUDENT 3. The essay seems really convoluted. EDUCATOR. Well, what’s the most important theme in the reading?  \n(Tumbleweed rolls through classroom.)  \nSTUDENT 4. Hmm   liberty?  \nSTUDENT 5. Maybe   tolerance?  \nSTUDENT 6. No, I bet it’s equality?  \nEDUCATOR. Okay, so, then, what was the name of the author’s first famous essay?  \n(Students are silent again.)  \nThis educator has fallen into the trap of asking poorly constructed questions. For example, the opening question isn’t structured enough to spark discussion, the attempt to recover provides too many things to think about, the question about themes makes students guess what’s in the educator’s mind, and the  \ncloser is a “gotcha” question. This educator needs help. We know—we’ve been this educator on more than one occasion. To help educators avoid this scenario and ones like it, in this paper we provide guidance based on the research literature regarding best practices in question construction and use.  \nWhy Focus on Questions? Questions fulfill a wide variety of roles in educational settings. For example, they can focus student attention on specific ideas or collect their opinions. They can prompt analysis, reflection, reasoning, and creativity.  \nThey can invite learners into the learning process and help them make connections within and outside classroom settings. They can guide disciplinary thinking, such as assessing the criteria that one might use to decide how to solve an ill-structured problem. On the other hand, questions can also confuse learners, reveal knowledge weaknesses, and create a barrier between learner and educator when students are put in the position of guessing the educator’s thoughts. The positive outcomes of questions, likely desired by all educators, are thus forfeited when questions are poorly constructed and ineffectively delivered. As with many fundamental teaching skills, the ability to generate good questions and use them effectively must be developed through deliberate practice.  \nMany scholars have recognized the importance of questions in the educational process. Cashin’s IDEA Paper 49 (1995) addressed strategies for questioning and answering in college classrooms, including creating an appropriate atmosphere. In the years since  \nthat contribution, the IDEA Paper series has included multiple papers that referenced questions in some way (e.g. , Creasman, 2012; Millis, 2016; Riggs & Linder, 2016) . 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