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Memory level questions are those to which you will most likely find answers in sources such as books, web sites, and other reference materials. Asking this type of question provides background for the subject. These questions bring forth simple reproduction of facts, formulae, or other items of remembered content. Thought processes involved while asking and answering these questions are naming, defining, identifying, designating, or giving yes/no responses. |
| Memory questions usually begin with these words: | Who... |
What... |
Where... |
When... |
| Examples of memory questions: |
| Who developed the planetary model of the atom? |
What did Vincent van Gogh do after he stopped working at his family's art gallery? |
Where was the First Constitutional Convention held? |
When did Richard III reign? |
Ciardiello, Angelo. (1998). Did you ask a good question today? Alternative cognitive and metacognitive strategies. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 42, 210-219. |
| 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 Westminster High School with permission 01/25/2005. |
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