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Tag: open vs closed questioning
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Start thinking critically about the questions you ask and get an instant boost to your in-lesson differentiation
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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How to use questioning to put your EAL learners at ease, draw them into the lesson and help them get more out of your teaching
Simple Questioning Techniques to Support EAL Learners: Explanation and Rationale Teachers ask thousands of questions every week. Learners try to provide answers. Some research suggests that in a thirty-year career,…
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How open vs closed is at the centre of almost every decision you’re ever likely to make about the nature of your classroom questioning
Open Questions We might think of open questions like this: ˂ The question is the starting point. From this, different possible responses branch out. A variety of different paths can…