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When teachers deliberately and intentionally insert questioning into a lesson, good things happen and when they teach students how to maximize questioning, nothing can stop them! Post and/or provide a copy of the matrix, train them how to use it effectively and watch them grow! QUESTION MATRIX (Questioning, Writing) Description: Developed by Chuck Weiderhold, the Question Matrix (Q-Matrix) is a set of question starters designed to recognize and develop higher-order thinking. It covers literal, inferential, and extended suppositional question formats. Application: The matrix can be used by teachers to ask a variety of questions. It can also be used by students to develop and broaden their metacognitive skills by being deliberate in asking what they need to know. Process: After direct instruction, review material with students and challenge them to create a number of questions based on the information. Introduce the Q-Matrix providing examples from the literal, inferential, suppositional formats. Project the matrix and allow students time to develop questions. Randomly call on students to share their questions, allowing other students to answer. Ask students to identify the type of questions asked (literal inferential, suppositional) and clarify if there are discrepancies between the answers.  Resources and more information:
Weiderhold, C. (1991) The Question Matrix. edcr3332015thinkingmaps.weebly.com/question-matrix.html
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