Effective Questioning Strategies
Purposeful questioning is one of the most effective ways teachers can engage students, deepen thinking, and make learning visible. This course explores research-informed approaches to questioning that can strengthen student achievement, increase engagement, and support the development of metacognitive and self-regulatory skills.
Drawing on the work of leading educational researchers, teachers will examine what effective questioning looks like in practice and how it can be used to promote higher-order thinking, active participation, and rich classroom discussion. Through practical examples, reflection activities, and classroom-ready strategies, this course will help teachers plan and use questions more intentionally to create responsive learning environments.
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About this Course
Self-Paced Learning
Flexible Schedule
Practical Reflection Activities
Certified for 5 hours of professional learning addressing APST 102, 2.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4.1, 4.4
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Suitable for: classroom teachers P-12, teacher aides/learning support, casual teachers, specialist teachers, school leaders, tertiary and adult educators, and pre-service teachers
Course Details
Throughout this course, you will explore practical strategies for planning and implementing questioning strategies. You will examine the roles of both teachers and students in questioning and discover ways to improve both question asking and question responses.
By the end of the course, you will have a toolkit of evidence-informed approaches to questioning that can be easily applied to your own teaching context.Ā
Lesson One: Introduction
The first lesson provides an overview of the role of questioning in learning and teaching, including common challenges faced in posing questions and eliciting answers from students.
Lesson Two: How Questioning Can Improve Learning
This lesson explores the underlying learning mechanisms that make questioning so effective at helping students to learn content, develop personal and interpersonal skills, and build metacognitive practice and self-regulatory skills.
Lesson Three: Evidence-based Approaches to Questioning
Lesson Three offers expert advice and an analysis of the evidence base for effective questioning strategies and best practice in the classroom.
Lesson Four: Strategies for Questioning in the Classroom
In this lesson, we explore evidence-based methods to plan and implement improved approaches to questioning in real-world classroom settings.
Lesson Five: Resources
This lesson includes videos, articles, web links, and suggested further reading that teachers can use to enhance their understanding of questioning.
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Cost: $179
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