Questioning To Develop Thinking in the English As a Second Language (ESL) Classroom

Researchers recommend the use of questioning by teachers for the purpose of achieving academic goals. In this respect, teachers should use higher cognitive-level questions in developing their students critical thinking skills. As such, activities conducted to encourage critical thinking among students can include questions that encourage them to use their senses, such as recalling from memory, processing ideas, using or applying knowledge in some actions, and transferring or evaluating those relationships in new or hypothetical situations.