Suggestion 87. Begin your lecture with a series of questions

IF YOU WANT TO:

• Know if the class is understanding you or not

• Give students the opportunity to ask questions

Beginning your lecture with a series of questions.

A zoology professor does this at the beginning of the week. He opens class with a question like, "What is bothering you about the material we have discussed so far?" or "Is there anything from last week that you would like to go over again?"

He then takes a series of questions, making notes on the board without responding. Sometimes he pulls the questions together and gives a mini lecture or review (like a composer taking a few notes from the audience and them composing a concerto). Other times he addresses each question sequentially.

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