Thetford
Using quadrants of factual questions plus a concept question used at the beginning and end of the unit had revealed misconceptions, helped planning and showed learning progress.
Using thinking squares and concept questions for assessment really helped children to see their own progress. They complete these questions before we start the theme or topic and at the end of the term children come back to these questions and answer them in a different coloured pen. Children see their progress by saying ‘ I didn’t know the answer to this question before but now I know and I can see how many things I have learnt.
Sandra Bisset, Drake Primary School
Some teachers used recap questions from NFER which helped with recall and practising skills.
Whiteboard quizzes using true or false or convince me were used for retrieval practise.
Questions ranging from closed to open allow children to give their thoughts and opinions, letting them create links in learning.
One teacher said that having targeted questions at the start of maths lessons allowed her to understand the key learning from yesterday’s lesson and prevent misconceptions from developing.