1. THE ESSENCE OF

2. What Is A Question?

3. Why Is Questioning Important?
Sparks thought-provoking answers
Engages students in productive discussions
Allows students to think in different and unique
ways

4. Types of Questions

5. Open-ended Questions- require students to
defend their positions

6. Closed Questions- limiting and allow for one or
two students to answer either correctly or
incorrectly

7. Questioning Techniques
 Elaborating Questions
- help to extend and broaden the importance
of the meaning
 What are the implied or suggested meanings?
 What does this mean to you?
 How could you take the meaning farther?

8.  Hypothetical Questions
-help to explore possibilities and test theories.
-“what would happen if…” questions
 What if the earth had no sun?
 What if the polar ice caps melted?

9.  Clarification Questions
-help to define words and concepts and clarify
meaning
 How did the character get to this point?
 How did they gather the data?
 Was it a reliable process?

10. Socratic Questioning Technique
 based on the practice of disciplined,
thoughtful dialogue
 Came from the philosopher Socrates
 an effective way to explore ideas in depth
 promote independent thinking in their
students and give them ownership of what
they are learning

11. Tips for Using Socratic
Questioning
 Plan significant questions that provide
meaning and direction to the dialogue
 Follow up on students’ responses
 Ask probing questions
 Periodically summarize in writing key points
that have been discussed

12.  Draw as many students as possible into the
discussion
 Let students discover knowledge on their
own through the probing questions the
teacher poses

13. Tips to Remember…

14. Presented By:
Doven Macapagal