Questioning Strategies

Effective Teacher-Child Questioning

Asking the right questions in the classroom will not only provide teachers with important information about their students’ learning progress but also effectively nurtures a student-centred learning environment by encouraging student participation, feedback, and sharing of ideas.

As teachers, questions and answers are part and parcel of the teaching and learning process. The ‘Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy’ (2001) lays out six cognitive processes which frames the questioning starters for each level of thinking.

Here are effective Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy question starters for this lesson:

	Remembering	Understanding	Applying	Analyzing	Evaluating	Creating
Balloon Blow-up	What is in the air?	Can you identify the gases in the air?	What are example of things that need oxygen?	Which gas do we breathe in? Which gas do we breathe out?	What would happen if there is no oxygen?	Can you suggest ways to make sure our air is clean and healthy?
CO2 Experiment	What is in the air?	What happened to the flame of the candle?	How did the flame of the candle extinguish?	What gas caused the flame of the candle to extinguish?	Would the flame of the candle extinguish if the gas is oxygen?	What do you think needs to be changed in the experiment if you need to put out a bigger flame?

Great work! You’ve completed all the topics for Lesson 3: Air Content of Level 3.
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