Thursday, May 8, 2014

Concept Checking

As far as I go into the courses I get acquainted with many things such as concept checking( I remember that as consolidating). It is a way to make sure that my students have understood what I have been explaining. It is about asking the right questions.Most importantly, this means not asking yes/no questions. Instaed I'll need to ask questions where the students must have understood to give me the right answers. These might be :

  • Who .....
  • What did .....
  • Where did.....
  • When did....
  • Why did...
  • How did....
Although concept checking will become second nature in time, at the beginning when I first try this it's good to prepare the questions beforehand to make sure what  I am going to ask is actually useful and will tell me about the students' level of understanding.

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