Learning Technique: Scale Question

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Introduction

An important part of the learning process is being able to self-assess the knowledge and skills of learning. With this metacognitive learning technique, pupils and students not only learn about their own learning and knowing, but can also better define their own learning strategy.

Instructions

What is it?

With a scale question, you let pupils or students indicate on a scale of 1 to 10 the extent to which they have mastered the subject matter or topic: "How much do you already know about...?".

They then indicate what they think they need to move up the scale. This can be a perfect starting point for a (classroom or individual) conversation. Incidentally, this can also be a conversation between pupils or students, where they can help each other.

Scale question

Learning Technique

How well did you prepare
for the upcoming test?

110

What do you need to do to score half a point
(or even a whole point) higher next time?

Aardappeloproer

1917

Enkele Amsterdamse vrouwen zagen dat er een schip vol aardappelen in een van de grachten lag. Ze gingen erop af en plunderden het schip: hun schorten vol aardappelen. De dag erna waren er meer plunderaars. Pas nadat zes mensen door het leger werden doodgeschoten, keerde de rust terug