COURSE REVIEWS
I WILL REVIEW DURING AND AFTER A LESSON. AFTER A COMPLETE LESSON HAS BEEN TAUGHT AND BEFORE A TEST I ASK IF THE STUDENTS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND IF THEY DO NOT THE I ASK SOME AND WILL CALL ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENT FOR AN ANSWER, IF HE/SHE CANNOT ANSWER THE QUESTION I OPEN IT UP TO THE WHOLE CLASS, THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL TEST TIME.
Jessica, you made a good point! Review needs to be over content related to curriculum objectives, not just what will be on the exam. If a teacher "teaches the test", students do not get a good foundation for future learning.
I follow almost same format. My lectures are more like discussions, hence students have to participate. This way they learn to be confident and minimize their fear of public speaking and they self confidence starts building too. I begin my class with points to focus,ask questions during lecture, we share some practical experiences and then end the class with clicker question.
I generally review topics throughout a lecture and at the end of a class period, if time permits. I also like to hold a review game, where the class splits up into teams that field short-answer style questions in the class period prior to a major exam. However, I try to be very cautious to make sure that the review surveys all the major topics covered, not just those that may be seen on the exams. I expect students to learn the relevant material, not just memorize what may be on a test.
I will review what we are learning during the actual lecter or class by asking questions about how to apply what we ahve already gone over. I will also review material again during the next class or lecture and use it as a sort of building block method of learning.
I also review before every quiz and test. I do it for the students because I believe repitition is needed. They normally get quizes the last day of the week and a test the first day of the week. I do it that was so it helps them retain the material.
I agree, reviewing in many instances will prompt questions from earlier sessions that some of the students may not understand or have forgotten.
I have had better results on the exam scores when conducting extensive reviews and also encourage the students to host their own review sessions outside of class.
I find after a lecture or at an end of a lesson, recap with several review questions. This will give them relevance, retention and any other questions that may need further exaplaination.
