THECLASSROOMSTRATEGIESSERIES This book walks teachers step by step through the challenging process of building understanding through “classroom talk. The authors weave explicit examples and a solid research base into a unique framework of effective questioning practices . . . to facilitate active listening, deep reflection, and purposeful conversations around diverse complex texts.
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—JULIE COIRO , Associate Professor, University of Rhode Island
With their questioning sequences framework, Marzano and Simms provide teachers with a powerful and flexible “tool to help them shepherd students along the difficult path from initial exposure to real understanding of a topic.” —IAN BEATTY , Assistant Professor of Physics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Questioning Sequences in the Classroom
Questioning Sequences in the Classroom
This book contains many rich and detailed examples of questioning sequences that can scaffold students’ learning “and critical thinking skills and help teachers more effectively assess student learning objectives.” —JEFFREY R. STOWELL , Professor of Psychology, Eastern Illinois University
Part of The Classroom Strategies Series, this clear, highly practical guide follows the series format, first summarizing key research and then translating it into recommendations for classroom practice. Visit marzanoresearch.com/classroomstrategies to download the reproducibles in this book. Marzano Research is a joint venture between Solution Tree and Dr. Robert J. Marzano. Marzano Research combines Dr. Marzano’s forty years of educational research with continuous action research in all major areas of schooling in order to provide effective and accessible instructional strategies, leadership strategies, and classroom assessment strategies that are always at the forefront of best practice.
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ROBERT J. MARZANO JULIA A. SIMMS
Questioning Sequences in the Classroom responds to the debate surrounding the effectiveness of higher-order and lower-order questioning. This thorough guide encourages teachers to ask targeted, specific questions to help students successfully meet learning goals. Using a four-phase questioning sequence, Robert J. Marzano and Julia A. Simms illustrate how to use questioning to reinforce what students learn, spark their curiosity, and ultimately increase achievement while providing teachers with valuable assessment data.
ROBERT J.
MARZANO
JULIA A.
SIMMS
Questioning Sequences in the Classroom