Develop cognitive skills in students from teaching questions as didactic strategies

Abstract

The article describes how outstanding teachers through their questions, can develop cognitive skills in their students. The research was carried out, from a qualitative methodological approach, of a descriptive nature with a non-experimental design with an intrinsic case study, since the interactions through the questions formulated in classes, between teacher and students of the subject of Language and Communication of fourth and fifth year of basic education according to Chilean legislation. The results show that teachers, through the questions they ask in class, stimulate in their students, preferably the development of rote memory skills, with questions that promote low cognitive demand prevailing, over higher level cognitive skills.

Keywords

• docente destacado
• pensamiento cognitivo
• interacción didáctica.