Application Questions
Questions that ask learners to apply their knowledge and understanding.
Frame application questions to present problems that approximate real-life situations. The idea is to enable learners to practice the principles they have encountered.
Use of Application Questions
Use analytic questions to help the learner become conscious of his/her learning process and to learn the rules and principles that provide the foundation to reach a valid conclusion.
Key Crafting Words
- Predict what would happen if...
- Choose the best statements that apply
- Judge the effects of
- What would result if
- Tell how, when, where or why
- Identify the results of
- Select
- Tell what would happen if
- Tell how much change there would be
Example
Looking at a map of Louisana, discuss possible locations for people who may eventually commute to work in New Orleans rather than live in the city.
Technology and Rationale
Application questions ask the learners to act on the knowledge they possess. They ask the students to apply what they know to a new or different situation. Depending on the depth and detail of response you wish to obtain, you may wish to also use synchronous (same time) tools in conjunction with the discussion.