"Questions are the most important tool in a teacher’s toolbox. Walsh and Sattes teach us how to sharpen those tools and use the right ones to maximize learning. They understand that questioning isn’t interrogation, but rather frames dialogic instruction. You can see this come to life in the videos that accompany this book! Quality Questioning belongs on every thoughtful educator’s bookshelf."
"In their second edition of Quality Questioning, Jackie Walsh and Beth Sattes have built on their earlier classic. Reading this book is like chatting with an amazing professional friend and mentor. Utilizing a multitude of current and seminal research on questioning, teaching, and learning, each chapter models their practices of questioning to improve instruction. The authors invite us to think and talk with colleagues about the phases of quality questioning and instruct us to review and reflect on personal practice. In each chapter the reader is encouraged—and taught how—to interact and partner with students to create a classroom of intuitive, inquisitive questioners. The authors pepper the book with specific and usable instructional strategies with specific content examples. This book is a marvelous resource for both the individual teacher and professional communities wanting to improve their students’ thinking and learning skills. It’s a joy to read, to ponder, and to use as a constant resource."
"Jackie Walsh and Beth Sattes have done it again! Quality Questioning, Second Edition guides educators through the 6Ps Framework and provides practical strategies to apply to classroom teaching. The special features in this edition allow educators to deepen their understanding of questioning. The power of this book is that it is well-researched and clearly written and empowers teachers to transform their classrooms into the intellectually engaging and invigorating havens that all students deserve."
"In reviewing standards and performance assessments for CAEP accreditation, questioning strategies stand out. The second edition of Quality Questioning will help our students fully understand both why and how effective questioning impacts student learning. From foundation courses and field experience through student teaching in prek-12 schools, our students will find this book useful. I love the inclusion of videos that show teachers using these questioning strategies in their classrooms because our students can immediately begin using the research-based strategies from the book. As students develop their own performance assessment videos, Quality Questioning 2e will be a definite help, providing useful examples. This book that will have a long and useful life and will never be packed away or left unused!"
"All educators use questioning, but few use a thorough cycle of questioning that engages learners, deepens student thinking, and provides formative feedback to the teacher and students. If you're ready to shift your purpose for questioning from answer-getting to provoking higher-order thinking, Quality Questioning is a must-read. Walsh and Sattes relate quality questioning to 12 of Hattie's top 50 areas that actually work to improve learning, including metacognition, peer learning, and teacher-student relationships. Never again will you take questioning for granted."
"Quality Questioning is an incredible resource for teachers who wish to maximize the impact of questioning in their classrooms. Through passion and experience, Walsh and Sattes outline a 6Ps framework that teachers can readily integrate into their practice. They offer a compelling research base along with thoughtful prompts that encourage collaborative teacher thinking and reflection. This book is beautifully written and highlights student voice and partnership in learning, making it an important read for all educators. "
"Almost three years ago, as an elementary principal, I read the first edition of Quality Questioning, collaborating with a successful teacher to read, reflect, and dialogue. Our discussions prompted major shifts in our thinking about student engagement through the vehicle of quality questioning. Over the past two years, we have worked collaboratively in our district to understand and use Quality Questioning on each school campus. Our journey has involved learning and reflection as we made the commitment to improve student engagement and produce higher levels of student learning. This second edition of Quality Questioning will enable all educators to make this journey; the research base is more rigorous and the video examples very helpful for seeing questioning practices in action. Our teachers have learned to become more collaborative and more intentional as they plan questions, consider how students may respond, use alternate response structures to engage more students, and reflect together on student learning results. As a 25-year veteran educator, it is a joy to see the most successful, veteran teachers shift their thinking and practices to improve student learning. "
Imagine a classroom where all of the questions the teacher asks are purposeful, carefully crafted, and highly engaging of all students. The teachers uses questioning practices that engage all students in thinking and responding. Now imagine that there is a research-informed, field-tested, highly-acclaimed resource available that will help create such a classroom. Look no further: The second edition of Quality Questioning by Jackie Acree Walsh and Beth Dankert Sattes is just the book you need. Aligned to Norman Webb’s Depth of Knowledge framework and John Hattie’s latest work, Quality Questioning advocates for collaborative teacher thinking and partnering with students to achieve effectiveteaching and learning in all classrooms.
"Read this book and discover the art and craft of quality questioning. Jackie and Beth have masterfully provided the perfect balance between the purpose, process, and practice of quality questioning. They demonstrate the important role students play in bringing quality questioning to life, optimizing the possibilities for cognitive engagement—the heart of meaningful learning. Their first edition was impressive; the second is simply exquisite."
"Quality questioning is about teacher intentionality in translating expectations into action. The second edition of Quality Questioning provides the structures and progression to make quality questioning happen. As an added bonus, it provides videos of the process to illustrate the nuances that unfold in a live classroom and get behind the thinking of the students and teachers who are using quality questioning practices. The goal of education is to create thinkers. This book, in particular the 6Ps Framework, is an absolute road map for educators to be able to succeed in this mission. If we focus on integrating the 6th P, Partner With Students, into our work, we will do more than support increased student achievement and mastery of content. We will develop thinkers who can create and innovate on their own beyond the classroom. This is the highest order of education.What I love about the authors is their understanding that success in impacting student learning is fluid, but mastery is an ongoing process. They have not rested on the success of the first edition of Quality Questioning, but provide the next generation of educators and learners the tools to attain mastery through the process of Quality Questioning. Make no mistake, this is a process, and mastery is possible. The authors have given us the guide. "
"Posing questions that stimulate a student’s desire to learn and grow and nurturing student curiosity to pose questions requires a sea change in school and classroom cultures. The 6Ps Framework provides a map for teachers who want to undertake this journey, from preparing thought-provoking questions through presenting them with interest in student responses to the essential partnering with students. Special features in the second edition, including QR codes linked to videotaped classroom examples and 'Partner with Students' suggestions embedded throughout, provide educators with tangible methods for incorporating the 6Ps Framework into planning and classroom instruction. The research-based strategies, useful and practical processes, and insightful tips included in Quality Questioning supply structures for propelling student thinking through quality questioning."
"In the second edition of Quality Questioning: Research-Based Practice to Engage Every Learner, Walsh and Sattes again present in a clear and concise manner the critical skill of classroom questioning. In this new edition, the authors emphasize the importance of partnering with students to enable learners to understand the what and why of questioning practices. The addition of video models to each chapter further engages the reader and is a wonderful supplement for pre-service and novice teachers. This book is a must-read for all teachers who continually strive to improve their practice to better impact student learning. "
This research-based work, like the authors’ previous books on quality questioning, is both practical and innovative. Teachers and administrators in our district have used the authors’ earlier works to impact student outcomes in our schools. This latest book is better than ever. We look forward to using it as a resource to build on previous successes that have resulted from more intentional use of quality questioning strategies.
"The authors present a solid framework and then take readers to increasing specificity about what good questioning is and how to use it in the classroom. Clear examples and useful tools are provided throughout to guide use by individual teachers or by teams of teachers in a school. "
"Walsh and Sattes's thoughtful scholarship takes shape here as an invaluable, professional-development resource for teachers. Quality Questioning provides techniques and strategies that have the power to enrich the learning process in America's classrooms and increase student achievement. "
"The skilful use of questioning in a classroom is vital to student engagement and learning. A teacher's use of questions to promote thinking and engagement results in a classroom in which students are involved in deep conceptual learning. The authors fully explore this important topic. "
“Reading this book gave me an ‘a-ha’ moment on almost every other page. I have been using inquiry in my classroom for many years, and I even teach a class to other teachers about using questioning, but this book gave me more practical, research-based techniques to enhance the instruction I am giving. I have not seen a book that addresses using questioning so thoroughly, and gives such simple ideas for implementing the ideas.”
"A practical guide to help classroom teachers across America enrich instruction with quality classroom questions. The authors provide good examples of probing questions that will engage the student. I have read and reviewed thousands of NAEP questions, in thirteen years as the governing board's executive director, looking for just such ‘thinking questions’ as are bundled up in this book into a neat package for teachers. "
"Thinking Through Quality Questioning goes beyond improvement of teacher practice to provide tools teachers can use to support students in becoming active, responsible learners through a reciprocal process of questioning, discussion, and response. "
"Without Quality Questioning, we won't discover all of the good practices we need as teachers of children and youth or as teachers of future teachers. You can find help and answers in Quality Questioning. "
"Any educator who believes that our students MUST be able to think deeply in order to flourish in our world - today and in the future - will not be able to put this book down! Page after page challenges our own thinking while simultaneously offering a blueprint for developing students' higher order thinking skills. "
