Empowering Students Through Questioning: A Guide for Understanding the Skills in Lesson Design and Instruction

Empowering Students Through Questioning examines the art of question construction so teachers can plan more effective lessons and achieve greater student engagement. Addressed is the purpose of questioning, pitfalls in developing questions, types of questions to use for assessments, and activities to use to determine question effectiveness.

A passionate practitioner with a strong theoretical background, Dr. Mario C. Barbiere was a teacher, school administrator, superintendent, professor, and school turnaround educator committed to positive student academic success and closing the achievement gap. He has worked at both the district and state level for school turnaround promoting student self-regulation and teacher empowerment.