Understanding Effective Questioning in the Classroom

What is the primary purpose of teachers asking questions during a lesson according to the document?

• To maintain discipline in the classroom

• To fill time during the lesson

• To develop learning and higher order thinking

• To follow a strict lesson plan

Which type of questions are described as helping to gauge whether students are ready to move forward and learn new information?

• 'Open' questions

• 'Closed' questions

• 'High-challenge' questions

• 'Rhetorical' questions

According to the document, what is NOT listed as a reason for teachers to use questioning in the classroom?

• To test student memory and comprehension

• To engage students with the learning

• To assign homework

• To initiate individual and collaborative thinking

What approach is suggested for teachers to raise the thinking challenge and target specific students or groups within the class?

• Preparing 'closed' questions only

• Avoiding any questions during the lesson

• Preparing 'open' and 'high-challenge' questions

• Focusing solely on 'rhetorical' questions

Which of the following is NOT a method mentioned for teachers to use questions in the classroom?

• To provide an opportunity for pupils to share their opinions/views

• To encourage creative thought and imaginative or innovative thinking

• To prevent students from asking their own questions

• To challenge the level of thinking and possibly mark a change to a higher order of thinking

What is the purpose of 'Thinking Time' as a questioning approach?

• To allow pupils to answer questions immediately without thinking

• To provide time between setting the question and requiring an answer

• To encourage pupils to answer questions based on their intuition

• To reduce the amount of time pupils spend on answering questions

Which questioning strategy involves pupils being aware that those required to give an answer will be selected by the teacher?

• Time Out

• Hot-seating

• No Hands Questioning

• Mantle of the expert

What is the benefit of using the 'Phone a friend' strategy according to the document?

• It allows the teacher to answer the questions instead of the pupils.

• It encourages competition among pupils.

• It encourages whole-class listening and participation.

• It reduces the teacher's involvement in the classroom.

What does 'Basketball questioning' encourage in a classroom setting?

• Individual responses only

• Movement of ideas and responses around the class

• Pupils to refrain from sharing their ideas

• Teachers to answer their own questions

What is the main goal of 'Mantle of the expert' as a questioning approach?

• To have pupils ask questions without preparation

• To discourage pupils from sharing knowledge

• To have a pupil wear a literal cloak in class

• To give pupils the opportunity to share detailed knowledge