Deliberate Mistakes
Friday, September 6, 2019
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This yr I had slap-up success alongside relay races in addition to carousels inwards my revision lessons. I besides did some pupil-led lessons which were a lot less successful.
This 'deliberate mistakes' sentiment is something I've adapted from this blog post, therefore give thank y'all you to @bkdidact for sharing the link in addition to @kellyoshea for the inspiration. I've never seen this inwards maths earlier but it may hold out that many of y'all already produce it, if therefore in addition to therefore I'd similar to hear your feedback.
The Mistake Game
Students, inwards pairs or pocket-size groups, are given a work to solve in addition to explicate to the class. In their explanation, they must include a deliberate mistake. Not exactly a numerical slip, but something that highlights a possible misconception that their classmates powerfulness have.
If I role this for GCSE revision in addition to therefore by examine questions (the longer, unstructured types) would function best - there's some examples inwards this fantabulous laid of questions from Suffolk Maths. But this sentiment could besides function when education specific topics. I intend I may drive it this yr when education both trigonometry in addition to probability trees.
For example, if y'all role the Mistake Game when education Pythagoras' Theorem, y'all could role this inquiry (solve for x):
The mutual error hither is to non foursquare the four (though students may come upwardly up alongside something else).
Here's some other example, from this worksheet from thechalkface.net.
When each grouping goes through their inquiry on the board, their classmates volition hold out listening carefully to location the mistake, therefore it's slap-up for getting students to focus. I'm non certain how best to organise the responses. Perhaps students could seat their mitt upwardly every bit before long every bit they location the error therefore it tin hold out corrected right away in addition to and therefore the balance of the solution tin hold out done correctly. Or mayhap when the grouping direct keep finished presenting their sum explanation, a volunteer could come upwardly up to the board in addition to right their work. Or maybe later on each presentation the students could verbalise over the work inwards their groups, create upwardly one's heed what was incorrect in addition to re-do the inquiry correctly.
This is a flake similar 'tick or trash' exercises - it's helpful for pupils to hold out aware of mutual mistakes. I've besides used these 'Classic Mistakes' inwards previous revision lessons.
The Mistake Game is besides a practiced chance for students to run into each other’s approaches to solving problems in addition to verbalise over the effectiveness of dissimilar methods.
I intend this activeness volition engage the whole degree - I'll drive it out in addition to allow y'all know! If you've ever tried anything similar this in addition to therefore delight portion your thoughts. I recommend reading near the sense of the instructor who wrote the original post. As she says, ‘we all acquire to a greater extent than when a incorrect response goes upwardly than when we’re only watching perfection’.
For example, if y'all role the Mistake Game when education Pythagoras' Theorem, y'all could role this inquiry (solve for x):
The mutual error hither is to non foursquare the four (though students may come upwardly up alongside something else).
Here's some other example, from this worksheet from thechalkface.net.
There's numerous things they could (deliberately) produce incorrect inwards this one!
When each grouping goes through their inquiry on the board, their classmates volition hold out listening carefully to location the mistake, therefore it's slap-up for getting students to focus. I'm non certain how best to organise the responses. Perhaps students could seat their mitt upwardly every bit before long every bit they location the error therefore it tin hold out corrected right away in addition to and therefore the balance of the solution tin hold out done correctly. Or mayhap when the grouping direct keep finished presenting their sum explanation, a volunteer could come upwardly up to the board in addition to right their work. Or maybe later on each presentation the students could verbalise over the work inwards their groups, create upwardly one's heed what was incorrect in addition to re-do the inquiry correctly.
This is a flake similar 'tick or trash' exercises - it's helpful for pupils to hold out aware of mutual mistakes. I've besides used these 'Classic Mistakes' inwards previous revision lessons.
The Mistake Game is besides a practiced chance for students to run into each other’s approaches to solving problems in addition to verbalise over the effectiveness of dissimilar methods.
I intend this activeness volition engage the whole degree - I'll drive it out in addition to allow y'all know! If you've ever tried anything similar this in addition to therefore delight portion your thoughts. I recommend reading near the sense of the instructor who wrote the original post. As she says, ‘we all acquire to a greater extent than when a incorrect response goes upwardly than when we’re only watching perfection’.
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