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Tag: eliciting information
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How to help your learners better understand their feelings and fears around learning, so they can own them, share them, and help you differentiate in the process
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Two simple yet powerful ways you can call on the magic of Bloom’s Taxonomy when thinking about questioning in your classroom
Circulating and Intervening Highly effective activities afford us the opportunity to circulate through the class. While doing this we can elicit information about learning – by observing, listening, reading work…
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A set of techniques expert teachers use to understand where their learners are at and what they need to do next to make sure their planning hits the mark
In the previous post (Five strategies any teacher can use right now to start mastering assessment for learning so their teaching marries up beautifully with their learners’ needs), we looked…
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Ten guaranteed, sure-fire methods for assessing where every learner in your class is at right now, minimal planning required
Whole-Class Feedback Techniques Assessment for learning is simple. It involves three things: Here, I’m going to run through nine examples of whole-class feedback techniques, all of which you can use…
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The only techniques you’ll ever need if you’re a teacher who uses group work and wants to know what’s happening while your learners are working together
Eliciting Information from Groups Assessment for learning is simple. It has three key pillars: Here, we’re going to look at the first of those and, specifically, how you can elicit…
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Five strategies any teacher can use right now to start mastering assessment for learning so their teaching marries up beautifully with their learners’ needs
Your teaching will only marry up with learners’ needs if you know what those needs are. That’s where eliciting and using information comes in. Eliciting and using information is one…
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Immediately make meeting the needs of your EAL learners easier by opening the door to their skills, knowledge and experience
‘Eliciting EAL Learner’s Prior Knowledge’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale Every learner arrives at every lesson with a wealth of experience, knowledge and understanding. The difficulty for teachers is twofold.…
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What is the point of marking learners’ work?
Eliciting information is one of, if not the, most important reason for marking learners’ work. Marking lets us elicit information about learners’ knowledge, understanding, existing ability, skill levels, progress and…
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Learn why all good feedback ultimately rests on what happens before
Eliciting information is an essential part of giving good feedback. Without an accurate understanding of where your learners are at, it becomes far harder to provide feedback that is relevant…
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Understand the relationship between feedback and assessment for learning
Feedback and marking are intimately bound up with assessment for learning (AfL). Assessment for learning is the name given to a suite of strategies, activities and techniques in which formative…