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Asking Good Questions: Divergent Thinking
| Question Types: Level 3—Divergent Thinking |
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Divergent thinking questions
are those which represent intellectual Thought processes involved while asking and answering these questions are predicting, hypothesizing, inferring, or reconstructing. |
| Divergent thinking questions usually begin with these words or phrases: |
| Imagine... |
| Suppose... |
| Predict... |
| If..., then... |
| How might... |
| Can you create... |
| What are some possible
consequences... |
| Examples of divergent thinking questions: |
|
Can you imagine ways that soccer typifies Mexican culture? |
| Suppose that Caesar never returned to Rome from Gaul. Would the Empire have existed? |
| What predictions can you make regarding the voting process in Florida? |
| How might life in the year 2100 differ from today? |
| The computer corrects
spelling. Is it then unnecessary for third graders to take spelling tests? |
| Based on: Ciardiello, Angelo. (1998). "Did you ask a good question today? Alternative cognitive and metacognitive strategies." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 42, 210-219. Used and modified with permission, 2003. |