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Using misconceptions to create challenging opening questions

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Using misconceptions to create challenging opening questions

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In Maths we have to address common misconceptions in a way that opens up the debate and challenge errors, but makes it OK to have misunderstood.
So one option I might use in a maths lesson is to ask a question (e.g. What is the area of this shape?) and then give the students three answers to choose from.
But I will make it clear that while one of the answers is correct the other two are the most common wrong answers.
I then get the students to see if they can identify which mistake a student is making if they select each wrong answer, as well as why the correct answer is right.
Using openers like this makes the lesson more interesting as well as more effective.

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Consideration into how the lesson fits into the bigger picture and how learning contributes to the end outcome. (Learner journey evidenced) I consider the summative assessment taken at the end of the content and utilise this to best plan, prepare and deliver my assessments. In addition to consideration how I would like to assess my learners formatively and summatively. As part of this process, I consider the verbal and written feedback I provide to learners.

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Use of case study / workplace application.

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Linking into employability and industry

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Recent changes that apply to the topic or qualification

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Retrieval of information activities
Quizzes
Games

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Question and Answer of what they already know... Mentimeter

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Things that weren’t covered before

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Use a case study or own workplace experience to contextualize topic

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Reference to course specification and why are we doing it

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MS Forms Quiz

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I also make sure that I consider misconceptions as a starting point of my maths lessons - I often start of by finding a few exam questions that contain some of the misconceptions to use as a plenary, and then build the lesson towards them

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Research around the topic - possible HE opportunities

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Review previous learning outcomes and questioning around them.

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Get students to reflect on what they see in videos.

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Health Spa week and benefit of Industry experience

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MS Forms quiz - max 5 questions

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Retrieval activities linking back to previous lesson to include Quizlet tasks which involve students working in a team

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Kahoot for previous knowledge check

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MS Forms quiz that has a YouTube video and then questions relating to video.

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Students not feeling confident

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Topics covered link nicely into case studies so examination of these case studies enables contextualisation

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An exam question covering prerequisite knowledge can make an excellent starter, and get students talking to one another and recalling key bits of info and vocab, which will then lead them into the current lesson

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Use of interesting article to stimulate discussion

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Inclusion of activities which require students to improve digital literacy - using applications to gather evidence for assignments/ tasks

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Find and summarise a news article relating to topic to be covered.

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Not willing to put time in to achieve higher criteria - hoping for shortcuts

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Students achieved and feel more confident

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Learners apply knowledge to case studies

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Too reliant on tutor to showcase answers rather than find out for themselves

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Scientific processes or discoveries to link in with the underlying theory eg crime scene forensics before lesson on DNA technology (as in why would I want to put in the time to learn about this)

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Splitting learners into teams, giving each team a different coloured marker and asking each team member to write one thing that they already know about the topic before passing the marker on to another team member. They cannot duplicate answers already on the board. Winning team is the one that has the most correct answers. Gets VERY competitive and is fun!

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Learners create a question to ask others that covers knowledge learned.

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Students feel that they can’t do it

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For online A level maths lessons I have to think really carefully about which tool is going to allow the students to demonstrate their learning so that I can get continuous afl like I would in person. Nearpod and whiteboard.fi can be great for this, but not all students have a tablet/stylus. Forms and quizzes test the final answer but don't give me any clues about the potential mistakes that lead to errors as it's all about final answers

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Find a case study in the newspapers that includes the learned topic.