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(1) Introduction: talking about questions
The app splits questions first into
topic themes: FDPR, algebra, geometryMeasure, integer, probabilityStatistics, wordProblems
then splits these into
topics e.g. decimalFraction, sequenceArithmetic, area, factor, discreteGraph and secretADDsign
then splits these into
layers e.g. fractionADDsub(2), solvingReady(1), reflect(2), BiDMAS(1), frequencyTable(3) and proportionalFormulaNC(1)
and finally each layer is made up of a number of
questions, which are similar to each other but slightly different.
(2) Introduction: finding questions
For each layer there are sets of questions
available in the customer knowledge base Learning Resources
and within the app, which the app uses to create pre assess and retrieval practice assignments.
When to use | Generic name | Where to find | Format | Example name |
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At least a few lessons before teaching the topic for the first time. | pre-assess question | In the “learned and remembered?” section of learners timely practice assignment. | Single question | givenXsign(9) Q7 |
At the point of teaching (often a learning episode within a lesson) for the teacher to teach a group of learners a new skill. | teach-learn questions | Usually on top row of the appropriate <topicName> page of | Usually 4 questions, 1 on each page. | givenXsignTL9.pdf |
At the point of teaching (often a learning episode within a lesson) for the learners to practise the new skill. | practise-learn worksheet | Usually on second row of the appropriate <topicName> page of | Usually a worksheet, with cut off (occasionally fold over) answers | givenXsign9.pdf Often called givenXsign(9) |
The app spaces these to
| retrieval practice question | In the “retrieval practice” section of learners timely practice assignment. | Single question | givenXsign(9) Q8 |
(3) Introduction: the 3 tabs navigation and purpose
Once
the learners and the scheme of learning is added (5 to 20 minutes) and
enough pre assess is completed (1 to 4 sessions) and
the first timely practice lesson has been taught then
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Navigation: Each class has 3 tabs
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FYI the ∨ expand boxes have additional information not found in the video.
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3) Get started: create class, add learners, add SOL, create and download the first pre assess assignment
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FYI only one (unimaginatively named) learner is added to the example class, usually there will be more learners.
FYI the teacher is following the first spiral of the Making the most of timely practice - below 15th percentile course.
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4) Get started: assess a pre assess only assignment + what the app does with the assessment for learning data it collects
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FYI topic themes e.g. algebra are broken down into topics e.g. sequenceArithmetic, which are broken down into layers, e.g. sequenceArithmetic (1). Each layer is made up of a number of questions. |
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5) Get started: when can the teacher use Plan Teaching within the app?
Of course teacher’s don’t need to use timely practice to plan teaching, but if the teacher wants to use the power of the timely practice app to
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then the teacher must wait until the app has finished pre assessing the topic. (There is nothing stopping a teacher teaching a layer to a learner whose pre assess on the topic is incomplete, but the app won’t schedule retrieval practice and the teacher may not be teaching on firm learning foundations.)
first mp4 for (5) Get started: how pre assess works and deciding when a topic fully pre assessed
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Key to the colour coding used in Plan Teaching
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which has some mid grey and darker blue-grey squares indicates that pre assess is not complete;
which only shows light grey squares indicates that the app does not intend to pre assess the topic (judging the layer too easy or too hard);
which shows a mix of white and light grey squares indicates the app thinks the learner could learn layers from the topic, but has not learned any yet;
the (often fuzzy) line between the shades of blue (perhaps mixed with light grey) in the lower part of the column and white and/or light grey in the upper part of the column is the (often fuzzy) “goldilocks” point where teaching should begin.
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Plan Teaching + find the teach-learn and practise-learn resources
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Here is the Learning Resources link.
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