Analysis of questioning technique during classes in medical education

BMC Medical Education

Table 4 Questioning behaviors in actual classes

Descriptions	Items	Percent (%)	SD
Time of questioning
	In the introduction of class	42.2	40.7
	In the middle of class	24.5	29.2
	At the end of class	33.3	39.7
Intended answerer
	Individual	20.9	34.1
	Entire group	76.3	35.7
	Entire group → individual^§	2.8	13.9
Type of questions
	Open questions	69.4	39.3
	Closed questions	30.6	39.3
Answering by students
	Answered	33.6	38.6
	No answer	66.4	38.6

SD: standard deviation.
^* In the introduction of class, first 20 % of the total class hour, in the middle of the class, in the middle of 20 %-80 % of the total class hour; at the conclusion of class, the last part of the class after 80 % of the total class hour.
^§if there was no answer from the questioned group, the question can be given to individuals.

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