Effective Questioning

Objectives
To develop teachers’ self-awareness and analysis of their own questioning techniques
To identify key features of good questioning
To enhance the planning for and use of questions
To identify relevant skills and plans for professional development which teachers can then pursue

Asking questions
TEACHER
What is the flower called?
PUPIL
I think it is called Betty

Some functions of questions Questions Make children think Test recall of knowledge Rouse curiosity and interest Elicit views, feelings Focus attention Stimulate interest Reflect on learning Improve confidence Check understanding Revise learning Diagnose difficulties Lead on to new learning

The importance of questioning
The most common form of interaction between teacher and pupil
An element of virtually every lesson
An important influence on the extent of the progress made
to identify misconceptions,
to determine what students understand now,
to determine that what learning has taken place and
what the next steps will be

Asking pupils to ask questions
Logic
Sequencing
Justification
Develops enquiry skills
Encourages curiosity

What can you do ? Questioning strategies for teachers and pupils

What can we do make effective use of the questioning process? Some ideas……

Bloom’s Taxonomy
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation

1 or 2 possible answers Think inwards What is the solution to x + 4= 10? Closed question

A thin answer Just one thought How many chambers are in the heart? .. Skinny questions

many possibilities Think outwards How could this picture be interpreted? Open question

A fat answer Lots of thinking What is the purpose of a shot reverse shot? FAT QUESTIONS

Questions are for learning Be aware that the wrong question can inhibit and prevent learning

Confidence and questioning
Closed?
Open?
Extended?

Asking a question Or knowing an answer

Why we stop asking questions We associate intelligence with knowing the answer not asking the question

An answer is what you have left on the road behind you A question points to a new an exciting destination

Einstein's Mum used to say …. What questions have you asked today?

Scaffolds to questions
Provide children with a checklist of things to consider before giving their answer to a question.
Enlarge it, laminate it and display it on the classroom wall
Do I understand the question? Have I thought about the question? Have I talked about the question? Have I come up with more than one possible answer and selected the best? Do I have evidence to justify my answer or an example to illustrate it? Have I said my answer aloud or in my head to see if it ‘sounded right’? Have I tested my answer – asked myself what’s wrong with it? Does my response answer the question?

Effective questioning
Reinforces, revisits
Staging
Involves all
Engages
Challenges
Atmosphere of trust
Connections
Encourages speculation
Hypothesising
Ask as well as receive
Develops listening skills
As a sanction for off task behaviour
Informs planning
Identifies misconceptions

Thinking about what you do and sharing good practice
Collate some examples of good questioning techniques that are used in your Faculty to contribute to a School portfolio
To do this you can
complete the questioning worksheet
Record key discussion points that have arisen from completing the worksheet
Using your differentiated objectives for a lesson, write a starter question, then adapt and refine to differentiate the question for blooms taxonomy
Feedback your responses to help produce a school portfolio of good practise

What next?
Tape record a question and answer session and analyse the sorts of questions you asked.
Build key questions into your planning
Make questioning a focus for your lesson observations/CPD
Discuss planning a sequence of questions
Involve pupils in the questioning process
Decide as an individual teacher which new strategy you are prepared to try next term

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Effective Questioning

by Kelly Hearn-Smith on Jun 29, 2009

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