Learning outcomes

The intended outcomes of this activity are for you to:

Learn that:

• Questioning is an essential tool for teachers; questions can be used for many purposes, including to check pupils’ prior knowledge, assess understanding and break down problems.
• High-quality classroom talk can support pupils to articulate key ideas, consolidate understanding and extend their vocabulary.

Learn how to meet individual needs without creating unnecessary workload, by:

• Reframing questions to provide greater scaffolding or greater stretch.

Learn how to stimulate pupil thinking and check for understanding, by:

• Including a range of types of questions in class discussions to extend and challenge pupils (e.g. by modelling new vocabulary or asking pupils to justify answers).

Learn how to check prior knowledge and understanding during lessons, by:

• Structuring tasks and questions to enable the identification of knowledge gaps and misconceptions (e.g. by using common misconceptions within multiple-choice questions).