Encouraging Independence
Each time I finish explain a new topic, I set the students off on task feeling confident that there’s no way they could have not understood my explanation. However, as I walk away from the board…
“I don’t get it!”
“Which bit?”
“All of it!”
I find it really frustrating that many students won’t even attempt tasks without me sitting next to them talking them through. They can be given clear steps, several examples, and shown exactly why every step needs to take place. It seems to make no difference.
In an attempt to get students to become more independent, I have made some “Question” cards.
Each student will receive two of these at the start of each lesson. The idea is that if a student wants to ask a question, it has to be a valuable one as they are limited to only two questions per lesson. All my classes know that I encourage brains, book, buddy, boss anyway, so really this is nothing new to them. It’s just more concrete than before.
I’ve only tried it with year 9 so far, but I’m happy with the independent work combined with pair/group discussions that went on in today’s lesson. We are fortunate enough to be an iPad school, so the majority of students have their own iPad to support with learning. This, in effect, adds an extra step in between ‘buddy’ and ‘boss’ as they are able to research online further if they are still unsure.
Today’s lesson was an assessment review. After each assessment, I ask my students to look back over the assessment to correct their mistakes. Obviously they often don’t know what the mistakes or misconceptions are to begin with (otherwise they would have got it right in the assessment!) so they skip out the ‘brains’ stage. The question cards meant that today my year 9s didn’t ask me for help with EVERY question (this is often what has happened previously).
By the end of the hour-long lesson, all students had corrected their errors and the majority were using their books or iPads to practise skills they had forgotten. They’re possibly not independent learners yet, but I’m hoping these question cards will help them get there.
저녁 시간대를 활용할 수 있는 근무 방식은 일정에 따라 유용하게 활용될 수 있겠어요. 밤알바를 알아보면서 급여와 업무 내용뿐 아니라 근무 장소와 교통편, 계약 조건까지 확인한다면 더욱 신중하게 선택할 수 있을 것 같습니다.
this resonates with my own teaching experience. the struggle to foster independence is real, even with clear examples. the idea of question cards is a simple but concrete strategy to limit dependency. it's encouraging to hear it prompted more use of books and resources before asking for help. small steps like these can gradually build the confidence to try things independently first. Queen AI
Will today's phrazle be an easy warm-up, or will it push your brain to its limits? So clear your mind, focus on the clues, and begin the challenge.
여행이나 업무로 오랜 시간 움직인 뒤 편안하게 몸을 정돈하고 싶을 때 유용했습니다. 출장마사지로 숙소에서 바로 관리받으니 시간 절약은 물론 휴식에도 집중할 수 있었고, 뻐근하게 느껴지는 부위를 관리하며 피로를 덜어내는 데 도움이 됐습니다.
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