Assignment: converting closed-ended questions to open-ended questions

To Prepare

• Review the Learning Resources on open-ended questioning. Pay particular attention to the examples of open-ended questions, how they are structured, and how they are different from closed-ended questions. Also, consider the importance of asking open-ended questions during an assessment.
• Review the closed-ended questions in the document entitled, “Converting Closed Questions.” Consider how you would convert each to an open-ended question. 

Submit a 2-page paper that addresses the following:

• Convert the closed-ended questions from the Converting Closed Questions document to open-ended questions.
• Explain how you might rephrase or redirect a question that seemed open-ended but received a closed-ended response.
• Explain why it is important to ask open-ended questions during an assessment. Be specific, and use examples to illustrate your explanation.