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Plickers for retrieval practice in secondary

In this video, we see how a questioning tool where only the teacher needs a device can be used to support effective retrieval and elaboration.

In this video, we see how Saif Aftab, Learning Leader Computer Science and Business Studies at Denbigh High (secondary) makes use of a questioning tool where only the teacher needs a device to support effective retrieval and elaboration.

Saif shares how he established a routine around the tool’s use and how he finds it a useful tool for questioning in his classroom. We see Saif demonstrate its use in the classroom and pupils reference the benefits for their learning.

The tool used by Saif is:

  • Plickers – a questioning tool where only the teacher needs a device
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