It is important to ask questions to stimulate thought, define tasks, and identify problems. There are no foolish questions, as asking ensures understanding. Effective questioning involves defining the purpose and knowing why you are asking. Questions should be asked in different ways, such as analyzing, coming up with creative ideas, and applying practical solutions. The three types of thinking skills are analytical, creative, and practical. These skills can be enriched by gathering and analyzing information for analytical thinking, brainstorming and being curious to encourage creativity, and recognizing feelings and adjusting appropriately for practical thinking.

1. 1. Why is it important to ask and answer questions? Is important
because by asking questions you stimulate a thought, define a task,
express problems and delineate issues, students who ask questions
are really thinking and learning. There are no foolish questions how
else will you know if you are right or wrong always ask no matter
what.
2. What are the different ways to question effectively? Give an
example of each!
*KNOWING WHY YOU QUESTION: Define your purposed
what am I trying to accomplish and why.
EXAMPLE: I ask Ms. Mazzochi to explain the assignment again
for me, the purposed for my asking was to understand the assignment
so I can do a good job on it, if I didn’t ask how else would I know how
to do it correctly.
*WHAT TO QUESTION: Knowing why you are questioning
also helps you want to think.
EXAMPLE: Before asking I acknowledge that I needed help
therefore I was thinking.
*QUESTION IN DIFFERENT WAYS: Analyze, come up with creative
ideas and apply practical solutions.
EXAMPLE: Knowing how I wanted to ask Ms. Mazzochi is just as
important as the way I asked her.
3. What are the three types of thinking skills and how can you enrich
these skills? The tree types of thinking skills are Analytical, Creative
and Practical.
4. Give examples of each. (ANALYTICAL); she analyzed her experience
and abilities to determine what she was capable of accomplishing,

2. analyzed her circumstance to determine a course of action.
(CREATIVE) She created a dream plan, to live in the U.S. and
pursue a B.A.; Masters and PHD.
(PRACTICAL) She took practical action to gain admittance to
college, pay for her family to move to the United States, and care for
her family while attending classes.
How to improve these skills!
Analytical: Gathered information.
Break information into two parts.
Examine, Analyze and evaluate those parts.
Make connections.
Creative: Brainstorm.
Take a new different look, challenge assumptions.
Set the stage of creativity, be curious.
Take risk, let mistakes be okay.
Practical: Recognizing/ feelings.
Understanding.
Adjusting.
Managing.
Being politely.