Common Pitfalls of Questioning
About. The resource comprises one 2 page DfES document (drawn from a larger document - see related resources). The document first discusses some common pitfalls in questioning strategies. It then suggests some practical advice, and a reflection exercise to think about your own practice.
Pedagogical content. Questioning(ta) is a key classroom practice, and skill, and can sometimes fall into the trap of focusing on lower levels, as opposed to higher order(ta) reasoning(ta) and discussion(ta) skills. This resource covers some reasons why this - and other pitfalls - occur, with some practical advice for ensuring high quality questioning in your classroom. (edit)
| Resource details | |
| Title | Common Pitfalls in Questioning |
| Topic | [[Topics/CPD|CPD]] |
| Teaching approach | [[Teaching Approaches/Higher order|Higher order]], [[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]], [[Teaching Approaches/Reasoning|Reasoning]], [[Teaching Approaches/Discussion|Discussion]] |
| Learning Objectives | By the end of the document you should have considered pitfalls in questioning, and ways to avoid these. |
| Format / structure | .doc |
| Subject | [[Resources/Teacher Education|Teacher Education]] |
| Age of students / grade | [[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]], [[Resources/Higher|Higher]]
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| Related ORBIT Wiki Resources | See other DfE(i) resources |
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- 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 http://orbit.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/Category:DfE
- The videos from the accompanying DVDs are available http://orbit.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/DfES_DVD
