Questioning

The questioning process isn't exhaustive and there is more that could be arguably added to this list. However, thinking through these key components of the questioning process really help to clarify what good questioning looks like.

This questioning technique is excellent for making sure that all pupils in the class are engaged in the questioning process. It also helps to build in wait time which is crucial. I will often let the pupils bounce it to whoever they want which means eliciting the learning becomes quite random.

This resource can be used to dig a little deeper into any stimulus. Simply put your stimulus over the questions in the middle box. The stimulus might be a picture, topic, etc. The prompts should work for almost anything.

As above however the who and when questions have been added. Works very well with a stimulus that has key figures and dates.

The use of thick and thin questions to take apart an issue or topic. You can specify how many thick or thin questions you want the pupil to answer. Its a great way to support learning for all as you can easily vary the challenge in the questioning.