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Tag: planning questions
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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…
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One questioning activity that creates a holistic overview and a second that prioritises understanding success criteria
Different Questions, Same Material Divide the class into groups of three. Each group is given the same resources but a different question. Groups try to answer their questions by analysing…
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Serial questioning: why one thing usually follows another, and what that means for you and your learners
Questions often come in a series during a lesson. Examples of this include when the teacher is questioning learners one-on-one, when they are leading a discussion or when they set…