Questioning Techniques!

Without making use of questions communication and probition of inquery learning become very difficult. In the classroom situation the teacher should use correct questioning techniques to help pupils to learn effectively as their develop their skills essential in life.
Why asking questions?:For testing understanding,reinforcement of information ,for motivation to arouse curiosity or to encourage independent thinking.
Types of Questioning are high order questions where people will be forced to think deeply to reason, explore or analyse.
And the low order questions people will just to recall.
As a teacher have you ever count the number of questions you have asked in a class period.Do you know how many questions pupils have asked you in the same lesson.
Questions are statements from which a reply is expected and some questions are answered quickly ,for example "what is your name?"Whilst some maybe answered differently as time passes ,for instance "What do you want to do for your life's sake?"
Whilst questions are tools for instructions requiring different types of responses ,they also confront pupils with challenges when questioned.Questions require demostrations and justfication of knowledge and beliefs.
The responses "I don't know" or "I don't want to answer" are usually not acceptable in the classroom and often pupils feel bad when they fail to respond correctly.
Many times teachers pay attention to recall learning requires pupils to simply recall information or memorise it.They may neglect the higher level of thinking that direct pupils to define or refine relationships between ideas drawing inference, explaining facts or make judgements from generalisations ,interprete ,analyse,applies given to understanding of new situations and create new ideas ,all of which are necessary for the development of critical thinking .Teachers also avoid effective aspects of learning these are critically analysing and justifying a way of learning ,which directs pupils to make judgements and consider values ,attitudes ,feelings,interests ,beliefs and motions they have influenced of their actions.
There is a growing concern that schools have not been developing citizens that may make reflective decisions on their own,about those things that concern them and the society at large .They neglect the higher order of thinking .Any child can and does use those different types of thoughts processes.
Given the opportunity students of all ages to study ,investgate,analyse and evaluate their environment.But some teachers don't believe that students can reason at different levels of thinking and as such they are not willing to lead their students to thinking in these ways.Similary teachers who have no experience of using different questions should rely on easily presented or recalling.Such an approach doesn't train in the skills of making use of data to solve problems consider values and determine proper actions .
Higher levels of thinking are required if pupils are to solve problems which demand reflective decision making.To develop these skills teachers need to give pupils the opportunity to think for themselves and by asking and responding to the questions that go beyond recall of information that has been presented to them.
Teachers should encourage pupils to think critically by guiding them in forming concepts and generalization of developing skills and choosing values that they can use in life ,giving them the freedom to raise questions , interests and what concern to them, hence pupils and teachers use questions effectively to help pupils develop and use critical thinking abilities.
Purposes of questions in the classroom are used for a number of reasons and the following will help teacher to expand their use of questioning instructions:
•To develop processes of thinking and guide enquiry on decision making.Which acquire and clarify information to answer concerns and develop skills.
•To determine the knowledge students bring into the classroom so lessons can be made to meet their demands and provide them with motivation by encouraging active participation in learning.This lead pupils to consider new ideas to make use of ideas already made and help students clarify their ideas ,structure their ideas and learn about new things.
•Encourage students to ask their own questions and information from peers on which to judge performance and understanding ,this provoke them and their teachers to share ideas, challenge their beliefs and guide reconsideration or guide reconsideration of values that they know.
•To help teachers asses effectiveness of their teaching profession both in questioning and answering techniques.