Using questioning to promote thinking

Asking good questions is a key skill for teachers. Good questions can prompt students’ thinking. Questions also help teachers to know what students know. These videos show teachers using different sorts of questions to extend their students’ thinking, while also listening carefully to their answers.

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A teacher talks about how he develops his and his students’ skills in asking and answering questions in class.

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A teacher uses a range of questioning techniques in his geometry class.

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Using pair work

Monitoring and giving feedback