Questioning Techniques

How do I question? Thinking about questioning techniques in the classroom

About. The resource comprises one 4 page DfES document (drawn from a larger document - see related resources). It explores some alternative strategies to direct questioning, followed by some classroom tactics for effective questioning. It finishes with a grid to support teachers testing out techniques in a classroom (you may wish to adapt this/use it as a prompt for a less formal record).

Pedagogical content. This resource explores some alternative strategies to direct questioning^(ta) including some advice and activities for supporting teachers in classroom practice.

Resource details
Title	Questioning Techniques
Topic	[[Topics/CPD|CPD]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]]
Learning Objectives	By the end of the document you should have considered some alternatives to use of direct questioning, and some tactics to engage effective questioning in your classroom.
Format / structure	.doc
Subject	[[Resources/Teacher Education|Teacher Education]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/Higher|Higher]]
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	See other DfE(i) resources
Files and resources to view and download	File:Questioning Strategies.doc also available in WikiText format here

• This resource is part of the DfES resource "Pedagogy and practice: Teaching and learning in secondary schools" (ref: 0423-2004G) which can be downloaded from the National Archives http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110809101133/nsonline.org.uk/node/97131 The whole resource (512 pages) can be downloaded as a pdf File:Pedagogy and Practice DfES.pdf
• The resource booklets, and many 'harvested' documents are available to download, generally in editable formats from the ORBIT resources, see Category:DfE.
• The videos from the accompanying DVDs are available: Video/Pedpack1 and Video/Pedpack2