<aside> 👉 To ensure that students do not lose sight of the “big picture,” reserve the last few minutes for review. During this time books or notes should not be used.
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When time permits, an informal quiz helps students put the important ideas together.
Divide students into groups of two or three. Have each group write a test question for a specific topic, ensuring that all major topics have been covered. Ask students to write their question on the board for discussion. This technique requires more time, but the benefit is that students see additional questions which focus on the specific material that has just been presented.
Ask each student to tell what he or she thought was the most important concept, idea or new understanding they learned during the session. We call these, “take homes,” that is, if they could only take home one thing from the information that was presented, what would it be? Ask each student to offer a different “take home.” This technique can be useful if you’re nearly out of time. If there is sufficient time, have students organize the selected topics into more generalized concepts. We know that students frequently feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information that they have to deal with during the term. They need practice with organizing all of the information presented.
Have students predict the next lecture topic. See if there are connections between the last lecture and the next one. This activity helps to prepare them for the new material, especially if it can be connected to information they have just mastered in SI.
Sometimes it is more important to go over how an answer was arrived at, rather than reviewing the answers itself. Remember to allow time for the process of learning.
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