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Divergent thinking questions are those which represent intellectual operations wherein you are free to generate independently your own
ideas, or to take a new direction or perspective on a given topic.
Thought processes involved while asking and answering these questions are predicting, hypothesizing, inferring, or reconstructing.
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| Divergent thinking questions usually begin with these words or phrases: |
| Imagine... |
| Suppose... |
| Predict... |
| If..., then... |
| How might... |
| Can you create... |
| What are some possible consequences... |
Examples of divergent thinking questions:
| Can you imagine ways that professional soccer has changed American sports culture?
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Suppose that Caesar never returned to Rome from Gaul. Would the Empire have existed? |
| What predictions can you make regarding the voting process in Ohio? |
| How might life in the year 2100 differ from today? |
| If computers correct spelling, then is it necessary for third graders to take spelling tests? |
| Based on: Ciardiello, Angelo. (1998). "Did you ask a good question today? Alternative cognitive and metacognitive strategies." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 42, 210-219. |
|Memory | Convergent Thinking | Evaluative|
Questioning categories copyright Angelo V. Ciardiello, 1998.
Copyright 2002, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Austin, TX
Created by Barbara A. Jansen, Librarian/Technology Coordinator, Upper School.
Modified by Marina High School with permission 01/25/2005.
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