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Tag: justifying ideas
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Using questions to draw out and develop reasoning (and five strategies any teacher can use to achieve this)
Reasoning is central to education. It underpins almost the entire curriculum. It is a tool that is integral to our understanding of the world and of our own selves. If…
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Using questions to challenge, probe and provoke (and how that can swiftly change the dynamic in your classroom)
Questions do things. They have more power than most statements. They cause people to act. Here we will look at four specific things that questions can do and that are…
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An overlooked activity that gets learners defending a position, building their confidence, and developing their ability to justify their ideas
‘Defend Your … X’ Discussion Strategy: Explanation Defending something orally or in writing takes a high level of skill. You need to persuasively advance your own arguments and critique the…