Question Answer Method
Explanation. In
Question Answer method of teaching in the classroom, the teacher puts the
questions to the pupils while the answers given by the pupils are supplemented
and elaborated by him. In asking questions, the relevant experiences ire; the
memory of the students come to the surface and the familiar and known
association help in learning and
granting the unfamiliar and the unknown. The pupils readjust the old for
acquiring new knowledge. As the old and the new get integrated the process of
learning becomes simpler and easier.
In this question
answer technique teachers use to put up questions from the students in the class
which devlop a feeling in them for learning some thing new Teacher directly or
indirectly ask from the pupil the questions related to past lessons and also
from the topic which are related to present lesson These are generally developmental
questions both the narrative and developmental questions are used in the
presentation stage. It seeks the solution to the problem developed during the
preparation or introduction stage. In the recapitulation or application stage,
questions. Are asked to find out the grasp of the subject matter or to help the
pupils apply the knowledge granted to new situations. Thus, learning is
consolidated and insight deepened.
Advantages
The question
answer procedure develops the pupil's insight into the lesson. It leads to the
understanding and comprehension of the subject matter presented. The
question-answer method ensures active participation of the pupils. Supported by
different visual aids like pictures, charts, films, filmstrips, etc. and
devices like dramatization in different forms this method can go a long way in sustaining
the interest of the pupils.
