The Impact of Questioning on Student Engagement and Critical Thinking

This essay discusses the importance of questioning in classroom settings as a key aspect of teaching that brings positive change and improvement. It emphasizes that valuing student questions supports higher-level thinking and that the type and way questions are utilized should be carefully considered to optimize student potential. The essay highlights that teachers can challenge existing student thinking by constantly asking questions, creating a language-rich environment conducive to progressive learning. Regular quizzing and lower cognitive questions are essential for embedding core information, enabling students to engage with higher cognitive questions. The essay also points out that questioning develops interests, reduces boredom, and helps teachers review learning and evaluate effective strategies, ultimately improving critical thinking skills, creativity, and the overall quality of education. Furthermore, it argues that relevant questions improve speculative thinking and on-task behavior, fostering a culture of engaged accountability and promoting knowledge diversification, thus contributing to academic excellence.

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I agree that questioning in lessons is the key aspect of teaching in a classroom as it brings
positive change and improvement. Putting the focus and valuing student's questions in class is
very imperative in supporting their higher level of thinking. The type and way in which we
utilize questions aspect in classroom setting require to carefully taken into account if we are
aimed to optimize the student’s potential. Evidently, in order to maintain a thought or a concept
active, teachers have to bring important changes by constantly asking questions (Van
Quaquebeke & Felps 2018, p.6). They are able to challenge existing students thinking. Research
indicates that language rich classroom settings provide a conducive environment for progressive
learning. By engaging students, their relatively high IQ will be tremendously improved and
maximize their ability to express their views and thoughts.
Knowledge and information retrieval is a significant aspect of embedding knowledge. Thus
regular quizzing has a great impact in the retention of knowledge imparted to students. Lower
cognitive questions play a big role in the development and embedding of core information that
students require to be able to optimally engage actively with higher cognitive questions.
The changes discussed in the article generate positive outcomes in a class. This is because
questioning in classrooms is important in developing interests and overall motivation of students
in order to become actively engaged in lessons. This reduces boredom in class and decreases the
chances of a student not paying attention to what is being taught. Through ability to manage the
class, teachers are able to review learning and evaluate main strategies required to efficiently run
the class. Consequently, questions are aimed to develop the critical thinking skills, creativity and
innovativeness in students. This enables teachers to improve the equality of the education system
(Van Quaquebeke & Felps 2018, p.10)
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Questions also enhances knowledge stimulation enabling students to pursue information on own
through asking their own developed questions. It promotes knowledge diversification thus
students are able to become more confident. These changes are important since they highly
contribute to the overall performance of students in terms of academic excellence. Perrott (2014)
argues that through increasing group participation and peer learning process, a competitive
environment is created among various groups aimed at exchanging ideas and knowledge. I
strongly agree that relevant questions posed by students improves speculative thinking and on
task behavior. Teachers are able to manage the classroom setting in an n organized manner. It
creates the culture of engaged accountability where learners identify their possibility of
answering a particular questions. A safe classroom environment is achieved when teachers
understand the students so as to set clear expectations in the classroom.
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Van Quaquebeke, N. and Felps, W., 2018. Respectful Inquiry: A Motivational Account of
Leading through Asking Questions and Listening. Academy of Management Review, 43(1),
pp.5-27.
Perrott, E., 2014. Effective teaching: A practical guide to improving your teaching. Routledge.
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