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I have been teaching secondary pupils in Indonesia for the past three years. I faced a problem where sometimes students were engaged with me and sometimes, they were not. So, in my research I investigated how I can activate students’ prior knowledge (schemata) related to the topic I will teach. Drawing on the importance of prior knowledge as a foundation for learners, the study employs various strategies to stimulate and harness students' existing knowledge before introducing new concepts. Through a survey, observation, reflective writing and interview to other teachers with similar context, I discovered various strategies for stimulating and harnessing students' existing knowledge before introducing new concepts. Overall, I found that strategically eliciting students’ prior knowledge can positively influence students’ comprehension. Additionally, I found that a Know-Want-Learned (KWL chart) can help with prior knowledge activation. To implement this strategy and see if it works best, I plan to do an intervention in my teaching context and evaluate the result. By gathering students’ response through feedback, it is valuable to reflect my teaching experience and tailor my future actions. Hence, I can see how this strategy works in my teaching context.

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How can I activate my students’ prior knowledge?

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How can I activate my students’ prior knowledge?