In this teaching method you ask students to explain their knowledge about a concept in a table, graph or other image. The results will give an impression of their level of knowledge and enable you to better target future teaching assignments.
- Activity goal
- Assess | Exchange knowledge | Recap / Summarize
- When
- In class
- Where
- Offline | Online
- Duration
- < 30 minutes| < 60 minutes
- Group size
- Small | Medium
- Materials
Miro (online) or pen and paper (offline)
Step 1
During your preparations, select one of the eight methods of visualising knowledge from this article.
Step 2
Introduce the new topic or concept in the session with the students.
Step 3
Introduce the way in which you want students to map out their knowledge.
Step 4
Ask open questions and give students enough time to develop their chart or table.
Step 5
Let students explain their visual and use the information you obtained for your next sessions.