Questioning
Two Types of Questions:
1. Closed Question Stems…ASK LESS
· Do you…
· Can you…
· Will you…
· Do you know…
· Do you have…
· Are you …
· Have you …
2. Open Question Stems…ASK MORE
· What are …
· In what way …
· How …
· Why …
· What is there about …
· How do you know …
Questioning Strategies:
Recalling Questions:
**Used for recalling facts, vocabulary, events
· Where did you find that in the reading?
· How do you know this is true?
· Tell me about a situation ou had like the one in the story.
· Where have you seen this before?
· Is this like anything else you have seen or read?
Comparing/Contrasting Questions:
**Used to distinguish between 2 ideas, analyzing written works, discovering relationships between 2 ideas, finding relationships, using a process or skill
· From your readings, what differences are there between ______and ______?
· What do you mean by______?
· Where did you find this information?
· How do you know?
· Tell me more about______and how is differs from ______.
· What other information have you found regarding______?
· From your reading what similarities are there between ______and ______?
· In what ways are ______and ______different?
Grouping Questions:
** Used to construct concepts subconcepts
· From what you know about each of these ______, which of them go together and for what reason?
· Thinking about the items you have put together in a group, what are the reasons for thinking they go together?
· On what basis did you group these items?
· Who has grouped their items another way for different reasons?
Labeling Questions
**Used to name groups of concepts or subconcepts
· What would be an appropriate name for the group?
· How do you know?
· Why do you think?
· What is there about the group that made you name it ______?
Questions to Guide:
Refocusing Questions
**Used to adjust a student’s answer or narrow student’s focus
· You said ______. I asked you to ______. So, (repeat questions)
· In you answer you stated ______. I’m not sure how that relates to ______, so let’s rethink your answer in relation to what I asked.
Clarifying Questions
**Used to build vocabulary
· What do you mean by ______?
· How can you state that in different words?
· How do you define ______?
· What would be another word we could use to describe ______?
Verifying Questions
**Used to validate students in the accuracy of their answers and ideas
· How do you know ______?
· What examples can you give for ______?
· Where did you find that information?
· Point to ______.
· Who do you know that supports ______?
· In what way is ______like ______?
Supporting Questions
**Used to be sure student understand how they arrived at their response
· What is there about ______that makes you say ______?
· How did you determine that ______is a ______?
· On what basis did you decide ______?
· In what way does ______suggest ______?