CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Use a wide variety of questions. It is best to begin a discussion by asking divergent questions, and moving to convergent questions as the goal is approached. Questions should be asked that require a broad range of intellectual (higher and lower order) thinking skills.

Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, we have introduced a system where students no longer put their hands up (unless they want to ask the teacher a question) and teachers select students to answer at random or strategically instead. This does mean that at any point in the lesson any student could be asked to contribute to the discussion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Don’t rush the answers when questioning in the classroom! Give students time to think about their answers, prompt them for when you’re looking for a long or a short answer, encourage the entire class to think about their own answers using their whiteboards to share their own thoughts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pounce: think about who you will ask. This can be useful for targeting questions at certain pupils to see if they have understood. You could, therefore, ask in a way that a pupil of a particular ability would comprehend or be able to answer. Bounce: once one pupil has answered, ask another to respond.