{"id":805,"date":"2025-08-15T17:10:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/transforminglearning\/?page_id=805"},"modified":"2026-08-13T17:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:46:19","slug":"questioning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/transforminglearning\/staff\/explanations-and-modelling\/questioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Questioning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Questioning is a powerful tool supporting thinking, learning and engagement. Skilled questioning can help learners to think critically, demonstrate new knowledge and deepen understanding, express ideas, explore solutions, and stimulate discussion and reflection. How we respond to questions can guide and elicit further evidence of learning.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:67px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This pedagogy bitesize outlines effective questioning and the role it plays across learning and teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questioning forms part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/learningstandard\/\">Fife Learning Standard<\/a> and is an important part of any lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further readings and examples of practice can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/learningstandard\/challenge-and-differentiation\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"df_1210\"  _slug=\"questioning\" data-title=\"questioning\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_1210 = {\"outline\":[],\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"soundEnable\":\"false\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/fi\\\/public\\\/transforminglearning\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/14497\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/13163938\\\/Effective-Questioning-Pedagogical-Bitesize-Poster.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-45f62d86f159b80c91ddc8c8777de4f6\" style=\"background-color:#183e4b\"><strong>Ways to use the iPad<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some ways to use the features and apps on the iPad to support differentiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_59531\"  width=\"525\" height=\"295\"  data-origwidth=\"525\" data-origheight=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rQbqjqLdyIk?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Showbie can be used in a variety of ways to support questioning at different points throughout a lesson. This video demonstrates how to use Showbie as a strong start to a lesson, supporting learners activate prior knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This video demonstrates how to use Showbie to deliver hinge questions for formative assessment and a way to adapt teaching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about Showbie take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showbie.com\/showbie-certified-educator\">Showbie Certified Educator course<\/a> as a next step.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_17834\"  width=\"525\" height=\"295\"  data-origwidth=\"525\" data-origheight=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kLqlv7lkD3U?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_77815\"  width=\"525\" height=\"295\"  data-origwidth=\"525\" data-origheight=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-VzZafiqDqs?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Other apps and digital tools such as PowerPoint can be used for questioning at the end of a lesson for an exit ticket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exit tickets can be used as part of a plenary to check understanding and support the planning of further lessons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Questioning is a powerful tool supporting thinking, learning and engagement. 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