High Expectations
No Opt-Out
Rationale: When a teacher asks varying clarifying questions, students have a better opportunity to link learning and find pathways to the correct answer.
Description: When a student begins by being unable or unwilling to answer, the teacher should try to make the sequence end as often as possible with the student giving a correct or valid answer. You can use one of the four basic formats to respond to a student in this situation.
Format 1: You provide the answer and the student repeats the answer
Format 2: Another student provides the answer and the initial student repeats the answer
Format 3: You provide a cue and the student uses it to find the answer
Format 4: Another student provides the cue and the initial student uses it to find the answer