Adult Learning Theory:

Process Comprehension Questions

What is Comprehension?
• Comprehension means the understanding text: spoken,
written and/or visual.
• It is the ability to understand something, or your actual
understanding of something.
What is Process Comprehension
Questions?
• Process Comprehension Questions or (PCQs) is the thought process of
students on how they will construct an answer or meaning in text.
• This kind of questions avoid yes or no questions because they do not
assess comprehension.
• This kind of questions is an open-ended questions, so that students can
demonstrate how well they understand certain concept or process.
• This type of questions are answered by Why, Who, How, and Where.
What is open-ended questions?
• Open-ended questions are questions that require a participant
to answer in their own words.
• Using open-ended questions widens the range of vocabulary
that practices one’s comprehensiveness.
• Open-ended questions do not have fixed limits.
Examples of Process Comprehension
Questions.
“Last year, Elon Musk created an electric car to prevent air
pollution.”

Why do you think Elon Musk created an electric car?

Who do you think the target market for this electric car be?
How does this electric car decrease the air pollution?
Where is the value (for the company and the customer)?