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Investigative architecture·Medium cognitive demand·20–40 minutes

Question Formulation

Generate, improve and prioritise questions that can drive disciplined enquiry.

Knowledge
Metacognitive · Conceptual
Sequence
Orientation · Prerequisite Activation
Interaction
Medium

Generate, improve and prioritise questions that can drive disciplined enquiry. Question Formulation is selected when its reasoning mechanism matches an accepted learning requirement and produces evidence a teacher can inspect.

01How the architecture unfolds

  1. Define the learning target and evidence.
  2. Run the Question Formulation routine with one bounded case.
  3. Capture evidence and identify the next teaching move.

02The work on each side

Teacher moves

  • State the reasoning purpose
  • Monitor one diagnostic feature
  • Respond to the evidence

Student moves

  • Retrieve
  • Apply
  • Explain

03What would count as learning?

  • Students produce an observable response linked to the target

04Across the curriculum

History

Evidence and judgment

Use Question Formulation to make a historical reasoning move visible.

Science

Explanation and application

Use Question Formulation to expose how students select and apply a scientific model.