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Manual for training of facilitators (community component ... - INEE

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questions so that each one builds on the previous one. The facilitator must listen well to<br />

the responses to be sure that this ‘building’ takes place. And every question needs to be<br />

planned and thought through, even though some <strong>of</strong> them may never be used.<br />

Remember; these questions are not a test – they are to help the learners discover new<br />

in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />

The open approach requires fewer questions but the facilitator needs to understand<br />

exactly what the knowledge or understandings are so that they can ask the correct questions<br />

when necessary. This type <strong>of</strong> questioning allows a greater ownership <strong>of</strong> the knowledge<br />

discovered by the learner, but it requires a lot <strong>of</strong> skill and practice by the facilitator.<br />

Most <strong>of</strong> us use a combination <strong>of</strong> both types <strong>of</strong> questions, structured closed questions<br />

and then open questions.<br />

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