Developed by the Right Question Institute, the Question Formulation Technique, or QFT, is a structured method for generating and improving questions. QFT builds the skill of asking questions, an essential, yet often overlooked, lifelong learning skill that allows students to think critically, feel greater power and self-efficacy, and become more confident and ready to participate in civic life. When students are in charge of coming up with questions, they have to engage more deeply in the course content, and they are allowed to think about this material in their own way. QFT cultivates inclusivity by creating a student-centered classroom. This technique shifts the responsibility of posing questions away from teachers and, instead, invites all students to ask questions that are interesting and useful to them, regardless of their expertise or experience. The process requires that each question is equally valued. Students create questions without judgment and without considering possible answers until the question formulation process is complete. This technique also encourages creativity, problem-solving, and reflection.
