Questioning

See also: teaching, teaching-mathematics

Sources to explore:

• Using questioning to simulate mathematical thinking

mathematical-discussion-communication

Questions with multiple responses

• What mathematics do you see?

  Images can open up different responses. But a point seems to be to have scaffolding questions ready.

• Compare and contrast two different representations?

  Or offer different answers to a problem. Some with carefully chosen misconceptions etc.

• Questions that generate debate

  How many times would you shake hands if everyone shook hands with everyone? Smallest/largest prime number?

Use TPS or similar to get around contribution fear. Create a culture.

References

Ingram, J. (2019). Discussion and communication. In A Practical Guide to Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School (pp. 58--66). Taylor & Francis Group.