Effective Questioning Strategies in Teaching

The video discusses implementing higher order thinking questions in classrooms, emphasizing the teacher's role in providing value and meaning. It guides educators on planning these questions using Bloom's taxonomy, with examples for each stage. The video concludes with resources for further learning.

What is the primary focus of higher order thinking questions in the classroom?

• To memorize facts

• To encourage deeper understanding

• To complete assignments faster

• To reduce teacher workload

What is the main goal of higher order thinking questions?

• To memorize facts

• To reduce teacher workload

• To complete assignments faster

• To encourage deeper understanding

What remains when technological support is removed from lesson design?

• Classroom environment

• Student's prior knowledge

• Teacher's natural ability

• Lesson objectives

Why is it important to prepare questions ahead of time?

• To avoid student questions

• To follow a strict lesson plan

• To ensure the teacher is mentally present

• To save time during the lesson

How should questions evolve during a lesson?

• Remain the same throughout

• From simple to complex

• Be random

• From complex to simple

What should teachers do if students struggle with questions?

• Create a bridging question

• Ignore the struggle

• Repeat the lesson

• Skip the questions

How should teachers handle questions that students answer quickly?

• Skip them

• Make them more complex

• Repeat them

• Ignore them

What should teachers do if students move through questions quickly?

• Repeat the questions

• Ignore student responses

• Skip unnecessary questions

• Make questions easier

What should teachers do if students struggle with questions?

• Ignore the struggle

• Skip the questions

• Create a bridging question

• Repeat the lesson

What is the purpose of using Bloom's Taxonomy in question design?

• To limit the number of questions

• To focus only on memorization

• To categorize questions by difficulty

• To ensure all questions are easy