The Art

of
Questioning

with
Outline

1. Levels of Questions
2. Primary Principles of
Questioning
3. Techniques of Effective
Questioning
LEVELS OF QUESTIONS

1. Low Level Questions

 include memory questions or
those that require simple
recall
2. High Level Questions
 call for respondent’s ability
to analyze, evaluate, and
solve problems
Outline

1. Levels of Questions
2. Primary Principles of
Questioning
3. Techniques of Effective
Questioning
PRINCIPLES OF QUESTIONING

1. Never limit your

questions to low
level questions.

 these questions only assess

simple recall and does not
deeply reflect student learning
PRINCIPLES OF QUESTIONING

2. Make questioning
progressive

 give questions assessing low-

level thinking going toward
higher level of thinking
PRINCIPLES OF QUESTIONING

3. Reconstruct your
questions if they
seem to be too
hard to understand
for the students.
PRINCIPLES OF QUESTIONING

4. Address the
questions to
the whole class
first then pick
a student to
answer.
PRINCIPLES OF QUESTIONING

5. Give ample amount

of time for students
to answer your
questions.
 providing enough time avoids
guessing and leads to quality
answers from the students
PRINCIPLES OF QUESTIONING

6. Deliver your
questions in such
a way that is
encouraging and
motivating.
 inspire students to feel that they are
free to express speak their minds
PRINCIPLES OF QUESTIONING

7. Use questions not just to

assess students especially
those who are only listening.
Outline

1. Levels of Questions
2. Primary Principles of
Questioning
3. Techniques of Effective
Questioning
 TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

1. Establish an appropriate
environment.
 TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

2. Create a climate conducive to

learning.
 TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

3. Prepare the
students for the
questioning
session and
discussion.
 TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

4. Use both pre-planned and

emerging questions.
 PRE-PLANNED questions are those incorporated into
the teaching plan that are asked during the teaching
session
 EMERGING questions derive from the discussion
itself and the specific answers given to previous
questions.
 TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

5. Use an appropriate
variety and mix of
questions.
 One good strategy is to start
with CONVERGENT questions
and then continue with
DIVERGENT questions
 TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

CONVERGENT QUESTIONS
 aka CLOSED QUESTION, give you facts, keep control
of the conversations with the questioner

DIVERGENT QUESTIONS
 aka OPEN QUESTION
 may have more than one acceptable answer
 they ask the student to think & reflect
 they will give you opinions and feelings
TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

6. Avoid trick
questions and
those that
require only a
YES or NO
response.
 TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

7. Phrase the questions carefully,

concisely, and clearly.
 improper phrasing and the use of multiple questions
related to the same topic may result in unintentional
cueing (guessing) and inability to accurately assess
student understanding
TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

8. Adapt
questions
to the
needs
of the
learners.
 TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

9. Use sufficient wait time.

 The teacher can significantly enhance the analytic
and problem-solving skills of students by allowing
sufficient wait times before responding.
 TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE
QUESTIONING

10. Respond to answers given by

students.
As a SUMMARY

Good
questioning
is a major
determinant of
the success of
teaching.