• Now That's a Good Question! How to Promote Cognitive Rigor Through Classroom Questioning, July/2016

Now That's a Good Question! How to Promote Cognitive Rigor Through Classroom Questioning, July/2016

Author(s) Erik M. Francis
ISBN10 1416620753
ISBN13 9781416620754
Format Paperback
Pages 175
Year Publish 2016 July

Synopsis

Asking the right question can challenge your students to think deeply and share their perspectives. Questioning can provide the proper scaffolding to deepen student thinking, understanding, and application of knowledge. In this book, you’ll learn

  1. Techniques for using questioning to extend and evaluate student learning experiences.
  2. Eight different kinds of questions that challenge students to demonstrate higher-order thinking and communicate depth of knowledge.
  3. How to rephrase the performance objectives of college and career readiness standards into questions that engage and challenge students.

Author Erik Francis offers examples of good questions across content areas and grade levels, as well as structures to help teachers create and use the different kinds of questions.