The document discusses the nature and importance of questioning in the classroom. It states that questioning is a major form of human communication and an important part of the teaching and learning process, as it develops critical thinking skills. Effective questioning requires forming clear, relevant questions at varying levels of difficulty according to students' ages and abilities. Questions should check prior knowledge, evaluate understanding, and promote higher-order thinking like analysis and problem-solving. Lower-level questions often have single, factual answers, while higher-level questions have open-ended answers requiring thought and engagement. Proper questioning creates a language-rich environment, reviews lessons, and encourages student motivation and involvement.

1. ONLINE CLASS
Course –IV(1.1.4)
Language Across the Curriculum
Unit IV: Language Interaction in the Classroom
Topic: Nature of questioning in the classroom
By
Dr. Pramod Kumar Yadav
Assistant Professor
Erstwhile David Hare Training
College(WBUTTEPA)
B.Ed 1st
Semester,2021
7/2/2022 Topic: Questioning , Presented by Pramod

2. Questioning
It is a major form of human thought and interpersonal
communication. It involves employing a series of questions
to explore an issue, an idea or something intriguing.
Questioning is an inseparable part of a classroom teaching-
learning process.
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3. Cont..
Questioning is the process of forming and wielding
that serves to develop answers and insight.
Questioning is a skill which enables you to
obtain information from the student during
teaching learning process .
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4. Questioning in lessons is an important
aspect of teaching because it:
Develop thinking power
Creates a language rich environment
Reviews learning
Encourages engagement and motivation
Develops critical & higher thinking skill
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5. Purposes of teachers’ classroom
questions?
To develop interest and motivate students to
become actively involved in lessons
To check on prior knowledge and
understanding
To evaluate students’ preparation and check
on homework or seatwork completion
To develop critical thinking skills and
inquiring attitudes
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6. Cont…..
To review and summarize previous lessons
To nurture insights by exposing new
relationships
To stimulate students to pursue knowledge on
their own
To promote reasoning, problem solving,
evaluation and the formulation of hypotheses
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7. Nature
Lower cognitive questions: lower
order, convergent or closed questions.
Higher cognitive questions: higher
order, divergent or open questions.
Clarity of Language( Clear, relevant,
specific, grammatically correct)
According to age and ability
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8. Cont…..
Related to Topic
Related to past
experience/previous
Chapter
Avoid double meaning
questions
Based on creative level
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9. Cont……
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10. • Lower cognitive questions:
lower order, convergent or
closed questions.
– Usually require memory
recall of previously
learnt information.
– There is often only one
right or wrong answer
such as ‘When was the
First Battle of Panipat?’
The only answer to this
is April, 1526.
• Higher cognitive questions:
higher order, divergent or
open questions.
– These require students to
analyse information and
apply their knowledge.
– An example would be ‘what
were the consequences of
the Battle of Panipat?’ There
could be a range of possible
answers to this question, but
they would all require the
students to think and engage
with the learning.
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