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Using Language to Foster Inquiry

True or false questions can provoke discussion among students by having ambiguous answers. While true/false questions typically require a clear answer, manipulating the questions can lead students to express opinions on slightly ambiguous answers. Discussing opinions is preferable to only stating true or false for detail tasks.

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Using Language to Foster Inquiry

True or false questions can provoke discussion among students by having ambiguous answers. While true/false questions typically require a clear answer, manipulating the questions can lead students to express opinions on slightly ambiguous answers. Discussing opinions is preferable to only stating true or false for detail tasks.

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Detail task:

True or False questions are generally a good idea for a detail task. I won’t go into much detail
here as you’ll get plenty of input about this on your course, but what I would say is this. T/F
questions don’t always need a clear answer – you can manipulate your questions in such a way
that will provoke discussion among students. By making the answer to a question slightly
ambiguous, students may express their opinions, and in doing so they

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