The worst question in teaching (Part 2 — Five alternatives)

By Scott Donald

In the last article, I described ‘do you understand’ as the worst question in teaching and stated that there are a variety of better methods for checking students’ understanding. This


The worst question in teaching (Part 1)

By Scott Donald

Do you understand?

Let’s forget the fact that, outside of teaching, if you asked this question, it probably wouldn’t go down so well. In the real world, Do you understand? is more likely to be…

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