Using diagnostic questions in the classroom: secondary

Here we meet Kate R and Kate F and see them using different diagnostic activities.

We see:

• Kate R using a diagnostic quiz (0:10) with a Year 9 class (13 and 14 year olds)
• Kate F also using a diagnostic quiz (0:42) with a Year 10 class (14 and 15 year olds)
• Kate R using a hinge-point question (3:21) with a Year 9 class (13 and 14 year olds)
• Kate F using a confidence activity (4:00) with a Year 10 class (14 and 15 year olds)

We will meet them again later in the course and see how they differentiated the learning for their students. Although these examples are from secondary classrooms it is important to realise that they could be also be applied in any context.

Plan

Using ONE of the examples in the video, how did the activity help the teacher to identify what to do next?

How could you use this approach in your own context for a topic you have coming up soon?