Based on the characteristics of the course and the social reality， the teaching method of "question chain"， as an important method to promote the reform of ideological and political courses， sets the students as the main part， designs various questions carefully to channel students'' proactive thoughts， triggers a constructive interaction between teachers and students， and constantly raises the senses of fulfillment and happiness in the ideological and political courses in colleges and universities. This article starts from the outstanding questions existing in the process of ideological and political courses， and then analyzes the specific functions of the "question chain" teaching method with a focused discussion about the application strategies of this method， and finally puts forward a corresponding assessment mechanism.