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Fix this answer

Fix this answer shows a pupil's answer that holds a common mistake, and pupils write what they would tell that pupil, using the lesson's key words.

The real slide Chalk makes, in the Classroom look. Every word is written for your lesson when you use it.

How to run it

  1. Read the answer and find the mistake together or alone.
  2. Pupils write the correction, using the given words.
  3. Read a few aloud and agree the best.

Why it works

Correcting a wrong answer makes pupils hold the right idea and the reason the wrong one fails, which helps them let go of the mistake.

Good evidenceBooth et al., 2013Algebra by Example research

In other subjects

Science: a wrong explanation of a resultHistory: an answer that confuses cause and consequence
Use in Slides

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