Questioning Techniques in Primary Science

About. Resource contents:

1. Summary of different types of questions (using Bloom's taxonomy)
2. ‘handling questions’ sheet (groups, to avoid, handling questions & answers)
3. Common errors in questioning
4. Questions to ask children as they are working
5. Productive questions in science

Pedagogical content. This resource offers the opportunity to think about the appropriate questions to ask at various stages of investigation and how to ensure high quality questioning^(ta) at these points. This is obviously an important classroom skill, one which has a strong impact on children's progression, yet which can often be lacking in classrooms which tend to focus on fact-based recall questions. This resource offers an opportunity to think about such an activity and some prompts for applying questioning techniques. Although they are written for science, these suggestions could be used as prompts for application in other subjects.

Resource details
Title	Questioning Techniques in Primary Science
Topic	[[Topics/Questioning|Questioning]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]]
Learning Objectives	By the end of the session you should be able to: Identify and apply some different kinds of questioning technique Identify and propose solutions for some common pitfalls of questioning techniques Identify and apply higher order questioning skills
Subject	[[Resources/Teacher education|Teacher education]],  [[Resources/Science|Science]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Primary|Primary]]
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	Primary Science investigation Differentiation Developing Progression in Primary Science Progression & questioning techniques in primary science projects Developing Language in Primary Science
Files and resources to view and download	File:Questioning Techniques in Primary Science.doc
License	This resource was adapted from resources and original ideas contributed by Paul Warwick, at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.