The Question is Too Broad… Evolution of An Inquiry Focus
{"Image DocumentName": "The Question is Too Broad\u2026 Evolution of An Inquiry Focus", "Image ImageDescription": "1st How can I use conferencing to improve the English speaking, reading, listening and writing skills of my EL students? led to\u2026 2nd How can conferencing improve reading and writing skills of my EL students? led to\u2026 3rd How can I use conferencing to increase writing skills among my EL students? With an elbow partner have support providers discuss what they notice about the evolution of this particular question and any thoughts they might have regarding the progression of the question. In whole group setting discuss some of the observations brought forward from the support providers. Remind participants that a compelling question is specific and a too broad question would hinder the quality and effectiveness of th einquiry . Remind participants that many teachers reject their first questions or needlessly broaden them. They don\u2019t always believe that their concerns are worthy of study. For too long educational research has tried to answer big questions with short-term, large-scale questions that ignore the complexity of teacher and student interactions. The more specific the teacher is, the easier to develop research procedures. Explain how this particular teacher developed the first question as her question for her inquiry. She began the inquiry and realized how big her question was and revised it to the second bullet. Then she spend more time on the inquiry and realized what she really wanted to focus on was the third and final question. It was a process of discovery for this teacher. She initially thought she could do everything she wrote in her first question, but once she started the process she quickly realized her question was too broad and unmanageable.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}