What is Self-Questioning?
Self-questioning is a metacognitive strategy that involves asking oneself questions to enhance understanding, learning, and problem-solving. This technique encourages active engagement with information, promotes critical thinking, and helps individuals monitor their own comprehension and thought processes.
Key benefits of self-questioning include:
Improved reading comprehension
Enhanced problem-solving skills
Better retention of information
Increased self-awareness and metacognition
Development of critical thinking skills
Self-questioning can be applied in various contexts, such as:
Academic learning: Students can use self-questioning to deepen their understanding of course material.
Reading comprehension: Readers can ask themselves questions before, during, and after reading to enhance understanding and retention.
Problem-solving: Individuals can use self-questioning to break down complex problems and explore potential solutions.
Personal development: Self-questioning can be used for self-reflection and goal-setting.
Examples of self-questioning techniques include:
KWL (Know, Want to know, Learned) strategy
Socratic questioning
SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review) method
Bloom’s Taxonomy questions
To effectively use self-questioning, individuals should practice generating a variety of question types, including factual, inferential, and evaluative questions. It’s also important to reflect on the answers to these questions and use them to guide further learning or action.