Support thread for students, mature and otherwise...

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Grast_girl May 2020 7:42pm, 13 May 2020 1,060 posts	0 Grast_girl Just thought I'd flag my new thread for support of educators in here: fetcheveryone.com/forum/support-thread-for-educators-of-any-type-academics-teachers-early-years-etc-61407 Everyone welcome.
early bird May 2020 11:07am, 14 May 2020 12,681 posts	0 early bird Struggling to find a reference or evidence for open or closed questions. I've looked at the uni website/library, reading list books, all power points, google scholar, rcn, even the example essay (she doesn't have one either) Any ideas where else I can look please.
LindsD May 2020 11:16am, 14 May 2020 36,431 posts	0 LindsD Not sure you need one, do you?
early bird May 2020 11:28am, 14 May 2020 12,682 posts	0 early bird I said Using open questions allows the student to think and reflect on what they already know. Comment was Does it? What is the evidence for this? Is it for the student too think and reflect or for the coach to get a better understanding of the coachee's knowledge and skills?
early bird May 2020 11:31am, 14 May 2020 12,683 posts	0 early bird I also said A disadvantage of open questions are that it may take a long time to get an answer. In contrast, closed questions have the advantage of being less complicated and obtaining a quicker answer, but often they do not provide much information in return. She wants me to evidence this also
early bird May 2020 11:42am, 14 May 2020 12,684 posts	0 early bird I'm going to leave that for now and work on the rest of my essay and come back to it. If I have time to spend a few hours researching for it then I will do so. I know I will be marked down for it but I need to finish the rest of the essay as well. I can't submit and unfinished essay
Grast_girl May 2020 12:05pm, 14 May 2020 1,065 posts	0 Grast_girl Good idea EB. It sounds like common sense to me on both points, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's true. Unfortunately this is outside my area, so I can't really suggest the best search terms. Maybe Fleecy will know.
swittle May 2020 12:38pm, 14 May 2020 63,650 posts	0 swittle Black & Wiliam carried out well respected work on formative assessment - your library should be able to give you access to the full articles. tandfonline.com An article of American origin: from the abstract: "In this article we examine some sequences of teacher–student interaction in which a teacher generates and acts on formative assessment data...." tandfonline.com
Dr PhFleecyD May 2020 1:34pm, 14 May 2020 49,973 posts	0 Dr PhFleecyD Sounds good swittle Sometimes the most ‘obvious’ statements are really hard to find references for! Actually pretty much always! I’d suggest a quick google scholar search looking for specific terms in quotes and then grab any vaguely sensible looking reference, they’re unlikely to go read it
Sam Jelfs May 2020 2:10pm, 14 May 2020 656 posts	0 Sam Jelfs If you get stuck on that EB I can ask my mother for some references, she specialised in the theory of teaching until she retired recently, i'm sure she could references.