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!) Perhaps you could begin by building the depth of knowledge of questions until students feel comfortable responding. Additionally, you could allow students to respond in various modes as opposed to just orally. Allow them to respond on post-its, index cards, or chart paper in small groups. You may discover your students know more than they are willing to share orally.                 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, typically students have a deeper understanding but don't quite know how to articulate it. Rated On: October 18, 2015 11:56 pm Rated By: eJeSaX