Asking Better Questions

A reference setting out seven types of classroom question, each with example prompts, to reveal what a student understands.

Description

A reference for teachers and middle leaders covering seven types of question: retrieval practice, elaboration, application and transfer, comparative reasoning, hypothetical thinking, critical judgement, and metacognition.

Each type comes with example prompts to use in a lesson. The focus is on using questioning as formative assessment, particularly where AI can complete written tasks quickly.