One of the more worrying pieces of research into how we teach and ask questions in our classrooms suggests that on average, teachers give students less than one second to think before asking them to answer a question (Rowe, 1986).
Just stop and think about that for, erm, a second (or a bit longer). We give students less than one second to give us their best answer.
Imagine going to a job interview where somebody asks you a tough question and then expects your best answer to roll off your tongue less than a second after they have finished their enquiry?
Why does this happen? Well, unfortunately too many teachers are still using the very traditional and basic questioning strategy of a hands-up approach. It happens in the blink of an eye and goes something like this.
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