Remove Fear
How we respond to a student's wrong answer is crucial, not only to that student's success, but to the success of the other students who are afraid to answer. We must create a positive atmosphere that focuses on response rather than whether or not a student got the question write or wrong.
Absolutely right! Many of my students do not have positive experiences from their elementary and high school environments. They mistake the non-learning environment or their lack of interest at the time for their mental acuity. They blossom when they realize THEY CAN DO IT!
This is a good point. I always try and avoid in making the students feel they are dead wrong in answering a question. I avoid responding in a negative manner. I try and stay away from responses like "No†or,â€You're wrong". I respond by, "That's not exactly true†and ask them why I might think that. I might ask "Does somebody have a different answer" before responding to the answer given. By doing this I can open up a discussion to why something is correct or not and let the students decide.
Focus on the response. Question: What is the square root of 100? Student replies 10,000.
Facilitator replies, "It's true: The square of 100 is 10,000. The square root is 10.
Question: You are a medical billing specialist in a doctor's office, and your supervisor tells you to give false informtion to Medicare. What should happen? Student answers that supervisor should go to jail. Teacher validates answer but goes on to cite the billing specialist and the doctor as liable and subject to prosecution.
