Title: What is Effective Questioning? | Techniques for the Classroom
Headings: What is Effective Questioning & Why Should I Use it in My Classroom?
What is Effective Questioning & Why Should I Use it in My Classroom?
Ellie Collier
What is Effective Questioning and Why is it Useful?
Benefits of Effective Questioning
Types of Questions in the Classroom
Closed Questions
Open Questions
Tips & Techniques for Asking Effective Questions in the Classroom
Implement a no hands policy
Introduce a wait time
Plan ahead
Use a mix of questions
Get pupils to ask questions
Prepare follow-up questions
Get pupils to question themselves
Don’t dismiss answers
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Content: Prepare follow-up questions
Prepare a good stock of follow-up questions that you can use if you want a student to expand on their answer. For example: “ What makes you think that?” “ How do you know that?” and “What if …?”. These extend responses and propose a deeper level of thinking. Furthermore, asking questions like “How did you reach that conclusion?” makes students work through their decision-making process. Get pupils to question themselves
At the beginning of a lesson, ask students in groups what they would like to learn more about or if there’s any confusion they need you to clear up. This will help to stimulate their interest and allow you to assess what they already know about a topic.