Inquiry Through Dialogue – Using Questioning Techniques
Listen to Master Teacher Audrey Lee share how questioning techniques and Inquiry Through Dialogue can build students' critical thinking skills in the classroom.
Last updated 9 September 2026
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The podcast episodes in the area of Inquiry Through Dialogue (ITD) offer a range of perspectives on why ITD is important for student learning, what ITD looks like in enactment and how it can be enacted in classrooms.
In this episode, Master Teacher Audrey Lee talks about questioning techniques, and shares her personal experiences in the classroom of how she uses Inquiry Through Dialogue to develop students’ critical thinking skills.
Further reading on questioning techniques and inquiry through dialogue
Topic | Further Reading |
|---|---|
Related Singapore Teaching Practice (STP) Pedagogical Practice | Using Questions to Deepen Learning |
Six Types of Probing Questions | Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2010). The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools. Dillon Beach: Foundation for Critical Thinking Press. <https://www.criticalthinking.org/files (opens in new tab) Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2006). The art of Socratic questioning. Dillon Beach, CA: Foundation for Critical Thinking. |
Types and Functions of Questions | Walsh, J. A., & Sattes, B. D. (2011). Thinking through quality questioning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin |
Episode published 1 Aug 2020.