Questioning Strategies

The Art of Asking Good Questions
This is a nice introduction to questioning strategies.

How to Develop Questioning Strategies
by Judie Haynes
"Involving English language learners in the discussions in their content area classes can be frustrating if teachers do not develop strategies for asking questions."

Developing Higher Order Questions (based on Bloom's Taxonomy)
Follow this list of useful guidelines to develop better questions.

Task-Oriented Question Construction Wheel (based on Bloom's Taxonomy)
This is a graphic organizer loaded with helpful information.

Filling the Tool Box: Classroom Strategies to Engender Student Questioning
by Jamie McKenzie, Ed.D. and Hilarie Bryce Davis, Ed.D.
Excellent range of practical strategies. After getting the foundation in this article, use their Questioning Toolkit for a regular reference.

Using Questioning Strategies to Explore Topics / Issues
Three sets of questions to help you get started.

Bloom's Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies: A Guide to Higher Level Thinking
A helpful site with examples.

Questioning Strategies
"Questions should play an important role in every classroom--both student questions and teacher questions. Teachers can create an active learning environment by encouraging students to ask and answer questions."

Open Response Question Strategies
Although this site is set up for math and science, the strategies can easily be used in other subject areas as well.

Engaging the Text: Reciprocal Teaching and Questioning Strategies in a Scaffolded Learning Environment
"This three-year directed research project (1998-2001) investigated whether there are better classroom tools available to support students with learning disabilities in becoming strategic readers. By combining promising strategies with supportive technologies not usually found in classrooms, CAST was able to assess whether this combination creates a better environment for both teaching and learning."

ELL Teaching Strategies from the Tips from TAT Archives: Using Appropriate Questioning Strategies
Find appropriate questions for every stage of fluency.

Questioning Techniques for Gifted Students
Find ways to stretch your gifted students through questioning.