The document discusses the importance of developing an effective driving question to guide student inquiry projects. An effective driving question should be open-ended, encourage complex thinking and analysis, focus on an issue without being too broad, be unbiased to allow students to draw their own conclusions, and examine a complex issue in a way that engages students and could support a community-oriented project. Examples are provided of ineffective versus effective driving questions.

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2. Driving question Is the central to inquiry the
process and must come before deciding on
project activity
Driving question Is the central to inquiry the
process and must come before deciding on
project activity

3. Helps Student to make good focus and concrete
project based on the problem in the real world

5. • drive a description answer, with "how" question;
• encourages complex thinking, synthesis and
analysis;
• focus on the theme not to broad;
• as bias-free as possible and allowing students to
draw their own conclusions;
• encourages students to examine and interpret a
complex issue;
• encourages students to make an interpretation;
• for a community-oriented project and is
engaging for students.

6. • if the answer only "yes or no”
• if the answer only focusing on defining term, listing,
or reciting answer
• if the question not encourages complex thinking,
synthesis, and analysis
• if the question is bias and doesn't allow to the
student to draw their own conclusion
• doesn't encourage students to examine and
interpret a complex issue
• the question is not open ended
• the question doesnt allow student to make their
own judgment or encourage more complex thinking
• if the question is not for a community oriented
project and engage for student

7. Ineffective:
What is global
warming?
Effective:
Will global warming
affect our community?
This question need in depth analyzing and
explanation about the cause of global
warming.
This question is ineffective because an
effective question should present student
critical thinking and analyzing the matter