How to Write Effective Questions with Costa’s Levels of Thinking

Tommy Messinger | @mistermessinger

December 29, 2020

Mister Messinger

Are you trying to come up with some effective questions? Or are you trying to find the answer to a tough question? Whether you are writing a question or answering one, this video is for you.

In this video, I cover how to use Costa’s Level of Thinking to write effective questions. Costa’s Levels of Thinking has three levels and cover each one in detail and provide some great and easy to understand examples.

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0:00 Introduction to Costa’s Levels of Thinking
0:33 Background Information on Costa’s Levels of Thinking
0:57 How to Write a Level 1 Question
1:21 Level 1 Question Example
1:52 How to Write a Level 2 Question
2:16 Level 2 Question Example
2:33 How to Write a Level 3 Question
2:56 Level 3 Question Example
3:19 Question Sentence Starters

Tommy Messinger
For the past seven years, I have taught at a Charter school in San Diego that serves a 60% refugee and immigrant population. I have had the opportunity to teach everything from Honors Social Science subjects, Android app development, remedial literacy and AVID to running an after school robotics and basketball program, operate as testing coordinator, and serve on our school’s leadership team. I recently finished my M.S.E in Curriculum & Instruction with an emphasis in Reading Education at Kansas University.