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Chapter Eleven
Questioning Techniques
Research shows that when teachers think more about questioning and then plan with
questioning in mind, the responses from pupils improve, and engagement and learning
increase.
Raising
Questions
What is effective questioning?
Reinforces and revisits learning objectives.
Involves all pupils.
Engages pupils in thinking themselves.
Encourages pupils to speculate, hypothesise and creative
thinking.
Promotes justification and reasoning.
Models higher thinking order.
Creates an atmosphere of trust where pupils’ opinions and
ideas are valued / a sense of shared learning.
Shows connections between previous and new learning.
Encourages pupils to listen and respond to each other.
The
Questing
Environment
Praise effort, not ability – developing growth mindset student
Believe intelligence can be developed.
Gain motivation from learning.
Relish challenge.
Preserve.
Learn from criticism.
Gain inspiration and learn from others’ success.
Likely to continue extending achievement.
Students adopting a growth mindset can be developed by the way
teacher respond to their answers.
Framing
Questions
Which question?
When constructing your question a series of decisions has to be
made.
1. What is the question ABOUT?
2. What is the question FOR?
3. At what LEVEL is the question to be pitched?
4. In what CONTEXT will the question be asked?
5. HOW will you phrase the question?
Delivering
the
Questions
Did everyone catch that?
The speed at which you ask your questions is important.
Adult speech rate: 170 words per minute
13 – 16 year olds’ processing speed: 140 – 145 words per minute.