Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Questioning In depth questioning is something that is a must in my classroom, especially with the inception of testing that ask students to think more deeply. My problem is that when I ask those high order thinking questions student just sit there with blank stares and no one responses. When I then ask the question in a different form I feel that I am just "dumbing" down the question and the purpose is lost. What are some things I can do to increase my questioning depth without "losing" the students? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) When asking rigorous questions, I try to motivate my students and boost their confidence. For example, "you have the ability to answer this questions, I promise!" or "I am not telling you the answer, because I know this class has the knowledge to provide a thoughtful answer!" There have been times when I refuse to proceed in the lesson until students have answered the questions. Students have to be forced to think at times.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree. Rated On: October 4, 2015 5:24 am Rated By: dePyja                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original No Comments: This may help and it is a great idea to keep the students motivated, but, I do not think it is a good idea to force the children because no one likes to be forced to do anything. Rated On: October 14, 2015 5:56 pm Rated By: uJuPyS