Effective Questioning and Classroom Talk

Why do teachers ask questions throughout the lesson?

• It invites the student to think

• It prompts students to response

• It checks students' attentiveness

• It helps to check understanding of concepts

Which of these is NOT the purpose of using questions and talk in the classroom?

• To sustain active learning

• Assessment of learning

• Enable students to share ideas

• To help teacher pitch a lesson

What is the benefit of the 'Thinking Time' strategy?

• Allows students time to think

• Allows equal chance for students to answer

• Allows teacher to select non-volunteers

• Removes stress among students

What is the purpose of the 'No Hands Questioning' strategy?

• Allows teacher to single out students

• Allows for more students to share ideas

• It challenges all students to think

• Allows teacher to select non volunteers

What is the 'Basketball questioning' strategy aimed at achieving?

• Teacher can monitor class discussion

• It engages more pupils to share ideas and comments

• It allows students to pass answers to their classmate

• It allows for half-formed answers

Which of these is NOT the benefit of the 'Phone a friend' strategy?

• It helps to build self esteem among students

• Students allows to nominate a friend to answer on their behalf

• It encourages whole-class participation

• Questions can be passed around the class

Which of these is NOT the purpose of the 'Hot-seating' strategy?

• It challenges students to listen for details

• It gives chances to selected students to develop confidence

• It develops speaking and reasoning skills

• It develops higher order thinking skills

How does the 'Mantle of the expert' strategy provide advantages in the learning process?

• Encourage listening for details

• Builds self esteem by allowing students to share detailed knowledge

• Encourages interaction in class

• Allow self reflective approach to learning

What questioning strategy is used to encourage interaction and engagement in depth?

• Mantle of expert

• Pair rehearsal

• Eavesdropping

• Basketball questioning

What is the purpose of 'Eavesdropping' strategy?

• It helps to engage the whole class

• It encourages listening for details

• It helps to target specific questions to groups and individuals.

• It helps in development of ideas