Questions as Pedagogical Tools for Increasing the Intellectual Activation of Students

Abstract

Educators all over the world, in search of ways to solve certain educational problems, always face the problem of the correct formulation and precise formulation of questions that directly affect the quality of the knowledge gained. Cognitive questions that awaken the natural curiosity of students help arouse interest in learning and motivate students to further active participation in the educational process [3]. The ability to ask questions helps to collect objective information about the level of knowledge of students, which further helps the teacher to build effective educational trajectories. The funnel of questions can become a concrete implementation of the Socratic method, which is based on a dialogue between two individuals for whom truth and knowledge are not given in a ready-made form, but represent a problem and involve the search for answers. The Socratic method aims to orient the teacher towards self-knowledge and understanding of what had previously remained unclear and difficult to understand. Using correctly adjusted questions in specific pedagogical situations, it is possible to influence the formation and development of all student learning competencies.