Global Advanced Research Journal of Educational Research and Reviews (GARJERR) ISSN: 2315-5132

February 2014, 3(1): pp. 007-011

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Review

Classroom questioning as an invaluable teaching strategy in Social Studies

*Fan Akpan Fan, Mayange Levi and Aminu Shammah

Faculty of Education, Nasarawa State University, PMB 1022, Keffi Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Faculty of Education, Nasarawa State University

Faculty of Education, Nasarawa State University

Corresponding author Email: everdbestone@yahoo.com

Accepted 18 February, 2014

Abstract

Questioning is a teaching technique that indispensably pervades all teaching methods and the other techniques. Questions are sentences used in getting information; the information given indicates the respondent’s knowledge of something or lack of it. Teachers may pose questions to students or vice versa. This work explores questioning techniques, types of questions, the importance of questioning, teachers’ questions and wait-times, and how a teacher can field students’ questions. Questioning, the paper observes, can be a rewarding technique in teaching provided the teacher understands its purposes and warns that questioning should not be used for filling up time such as when the teacher has completed work and there is nothing left to be done. Questions asked at such a time are usually ill-prepared, as are answers given. It is recommended, inter alias that teachers need to possess the mastery of knowledge and skills in asking good questions in class. Such mastery will stimulate inquiry and reflective thinking among pupils.

Keywords: Classroom, Questioning, Teaching Technique, Social Studies

 

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