1. Effective Questioning

2. The purpose of Questioning
To interest, engage and challenge students;
To check on prior knowledge and understanding;
To focus pupils’ thinking on key concepts and issues
To help pupils to extend their thinking
To lead pupils through a planned sequence;
To promote reasoning, problem solving and evaluation

3. Any additional purposes of questioning?
Students will…
Listen actively
Take turns sharing ideas
Become actively involved in learning

4. How do you plan for effective questioning?
Identify learning intentions
Plan related questions
Start with closed questions
Lead to more open questions
Consider differentiation and individual needs
Give thinking time before taking any answers – wait 15seconds!!

5. Responding to answers Be positive Circulate Prompt
99% of answers can be used productively
“snowball effect”
Circulate
Even distribution of students
Prompt
Why…?
Because…?
Any additional input?

6. Task
Watch this
Question time!

7. Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation

8. So, don’t forget… Highlight key questions
Ask open and closed questions
Ask everyone
Prompt further responses
Encourage higher order thinking
Be positive

9. Effective questioning = Student contribution
Students who…
Ask the teacher questions
Ask questions of each other
Engage in discussions

10. Resources to take away…
Mike Gershon presentation

11. Plenary – Formative assessment
Pass the question…

12. Any Questions?
Thank you!