Fri, Apr 27, 2012 9:42 AM in SCCPSS- Less Talk but Better Feedback
In Response to Jennifer Kuszmaul:
I agree with your comment about getting students to think can be a difficult task. I’m beginning to think it’s a skill that cannot be taught although we as teachers try. After reading this article I can see now that maybe it’s not that the students can’t think, it’s the type of questions I’m asking and the fact that I’ve gotten used to feeding my students the...
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Fri, Apr 27, 2012 9:41 AM in SCCPSS- Less Talk but Better Feedback
In Response to Kathy Whitney:
I totally agree with you Whitney. This will be one of the hardest methods for me to implement in my class. We immediately want our students to get to the right answers so we are constantly redirecting or prompting for the correct answer. Please be sure to let me know how everything works with this method in your class. If anyone can implement this method in the...
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Fri, Apr 27, 2012 9:41 AM in SCCPSS- Less Talk but Better Feedback
This article suggests teachers talk less during discussions by refocusing student discussions. It is recommended the teacher improve the way feedback is given to students. I like how the teacher in the article suggested the students comment on their classmate’s comments. This can be a good and bad thing if the students aren’t trained properly. I think this method would be more effective with u...
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