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Probing Techniques
Extending probes are questions that ask the student to say more. They can be as simple as: "Can you add to that?" "And then what?" "Please go on."
Clarifying probes ask the student to explain more clearly or to go beyond a simple answer. "Would you rephrase, please?" "What would be an example?" "What do you mean by (x)?"
Justifying probes ask the student to think critically, to identify evidence, assumptions, or reasoning. "What evidence suggests that?" "How did you come to that answer?"
Redirecting probes ask other students to respond to the same question or a response from another student. "What do you think about it?" "What makes you agree or disagree with (y)?"
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