Questioning techniques
This section provides resources to develop an understanding of questioning techniques.
There is also a very strong link to the examples and activities in:
Resources
PowerPoint slides:
(All of the activities can be completed without the PowerPoint slides)
- Open and closed questions - PPT slides / Word / PDF
- Which questioning techniques - 4 tasks (task 4 can be completed using the video footage from Diane's session) - PPT slides / Word / PDF
- The Jabberwocky activity - PPT slides / Word / PDF
Information sheets and PowerPoint slides:
- Questioning - why, when, types, how - Word or PDF
- Asking questions that make learners think - Word or PDF
- Bloom’s taxonomy and task design - Word or PDF
- Jack and Jill and Bloom's taxonomy - PPT slides
- Linking questioning techniques to Bloom's taxonomy - Word or PDF
- Effective and ineffective questioning - Word or PDF
- Making up your own questions - Word or PDF
Video:
- Questioning - Watch video or Download Real video (11 MB) WMV video (34 MB)
- Thinking about questioning - Watch video or Download Real video (6 MB) WMV video (19 MB)
- Questioning whole groups
- clip one - Watch video or Download Real video (5 MB) WMV video (18 MB)
- clip two - Watch video or Download Real video (4 MB) WMV video (13 MB)
- clip three - Watch video or Download Real video (4 MB) WMV video (14 MB)
- clip four - Watch video or Download Real video (2 MB) WMV video (4 MB)
- Questioning small groups
- clip one - Watch video or Download Real video (7 MB) WMV video (22 MB)
- clip two - Watch video or Download Real video (3 MB) WMV video (8 MB)
- Observing an experienced teacher - Diane's session - see observing an experienced teacher section
Interactive Quiz:
- Questioning techniques
- Try it yourself activity - interactive quiz
Information: If you want more information about the source of the original materials and how to obtain them, or how the materials in this section apply to the LLUK standards for teacher training, please use the links below (will open in new window).