“Take another card from the pile and write down a simple quiz question based on what we’ve just covered. (Suitable questions could be suggested for low ability students). Put a big ‘number 2’ at the top of this card and pass it to the person to the right of you - but don’t read the new card you receive just yet.”
Give students time to write and pass their cards. Once they receive a new card (someone else’s ‘number 2’ card) they write an answer under the question, sign it, and pass this card along the line. Each person should now have a ‘number 2’ card with a quiz question and an answer.
3. The process is repeated after each new key concept has been covered so that students build up two, three or four (or even more) cards in addition to their ‘number 1’ card with questions and answers on. At each stage of the session, key points are thus reviewed.
4. At the end of the session during the plenary, students are asked to read out the answers on the cards they have accrued for each of the key concepts, together with the statements they wrote on their ‘number 1’ card. Answers are discussed as a group.
Variations:
Instead of writing quiz questions, students could:
- Compare their past knowledge about the concept with new knowledge learned.
- Write down how they would apply this new knowledge to a practical activity or real-life situation.
- Write a TRUE/FALSE statement – the student who receives the card indicates whether they feel the statement is true or false.
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