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Spot the misconception

Spot the misconception mixes right statements with common mistakes about the topic and asks pupils to find the mistakes and put them right.

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How to run it

  1. Pupils mark each statement right or a misconception.
  2. They rewrite each misconception so it is right.
  3. Go over the ones most of the class believed.

Why it works

Facing a common mistake head on, and saying why it is wrong, helps pupils let go of it rather than learn the right idea beside it.

Good evidenceWiliam, 2011Dylan Wiliam on questioning

In other subjects

Science: heavier things fall fasterHistory: medieval people thought the Earth was flat
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