Questioning is an integral part of all strands of formative assessment, or "Assessment for learning": self and peer assessment, feedback, sharing learning intentions and using summative assessment formatively. It is an area traditionally characterised by a good deal of "instinctive" practice – what teachers "just do". However, teachers working within the Assessment for learning project in Brighton and Hove have found it helpful to reflect on that practice in order to identify ways to develop questioning techniques that enhance their teaching, promote higher order thinking and thus improve learning. Extending the repertoire of questioning strategies employed has also been noted as having a marked effect on pupils' motivation to learn