G3 M3 Comparing and Contrasting STeLLA Elicit, Probe, and Challenge Questions by https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo Purpose and Key Features Charts en-us 2020-06-10 16:42:18 UTC 2025-11-09 22:37:02 UTC hello@padlet.com CHALLENGE: KEY FEATURES abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/621080560
  • do not ask students to simply state a vocabulary term or definition, but rather ask them to use science ideas in a meaningful way.
  • focus instead on guiding student thinking toward a new concept or deeper understanding
  • Used any time during the lesson except when you are trying to elicit students’ initial ideas and predictions
  • Are not "leading" questions
    • ]]>     2020-06-10 16:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/621080560     What other question types are you familiar with or do you use? abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/621080570 Leading questions are NOT E, P, C but sometimes serve a role... ]]> 2020-06-10 16:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/621080570 Noticings and Wonderings... abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/621080571 Teacher content knowledge is important when crafting challenge questions.
    Importance of being intentional about what kind of questions I'm asking and when.
    These kinds of questions have been proven to increase student learning.]]>     2020-06-10 16:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/621080571     Why did we group these together? Why might we have chosen to NOT group them together? Which of the two Lenses are these strategies in? abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/621080572

    • ]]>     2020-06-10 16:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/621080572     STRATEGY 3: Ask questions to CHALLENGE student thinking mollymleifeld https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626538776 2020-06-15 01:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626538776 STRATEGY 1: Ask questions to ELICIT student ideas and predictions mollymleifeld https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626539563 2020-06-15 01:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626539563 STRATEGY 2: Ask questions to PROBE student ideas and predictions mollymleifeld https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626539868 2020-06-15 01:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626539868 CHALLENGE: PURPOSES mollymleifeld https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626540777
  • To push student thinking, to reconsider their thinking,  to make a new connection, and/or to use new science terminology.
  • to help students develop a deeper understanding of science.
  • to challenge students to think and reason
    • ]]>     2020-06-15 01:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626540777     ELICIT: PURPOSES mollymleifeld https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626541715
  • Learn about students’ prior knowledge, naïve conceptions, experiences, and ways of making sense
  • Student thinking will be revealed
  • To engage students in the topic of study—helping them to see the links between their own ideas and the science they will learn in the lesson
  • To provide an opportunity for students to consider their own experiences and ideas and to understand that their ideas are valued. 
    • ]]>     2020-06-15 01:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626541715     PROBE: PURPOSES mollymleifeld https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626541847
  • to get more information about a student’s current thinking
  • To make student thinking visible
  • to help teachers learn about students' ideas ,experiences, and ways of making sense.
  • To help students clarify their own ideas
  • Teachers use responses to guide instruction
    • ]]>     2020-06-15 01:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626541847     ELICIT: KEY FEATURES mollymleifeld https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626542014
  • Phrased in everyday language
  • Student ideas and predictions
  • Whole class or small group
  • not graded, no right or wrong answers, etc - so students feel safe to share their ideas 
  • Used at beginning of a unit or lesson, at any point in the unit of study/lesson to understand how students are making sense of their observations
  • demonstrates to students that their ideas are valued

    • ]]>     2020-06-15 01:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626542014     PROBE: KEY FEATURES mollymleifeld https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626542612
  • directed to one student who has already shared an answer or offered an idea
  • Builds on ideas already presented, asks students to provide more information
  • Used after an elicit question
  • Used as a follow up after a question used to challenge student thinking
  • Used frequently throughout lesson/units
  • Does not include new ideas
  • Does not “lead” students to a correct answer. 

    • ]]>     2020-06-15 01:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626542612     How does learning about E, P, and C push you to reflect on the ways you have approached questioning in the past? mollymleifeld https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626565781 2020-06-15 02:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/2dkd0gt3a7bxz7lo/wish/626565781