Principle 3: DATA-INFORMED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES
Lesson Design
Rationale: When a teacher takes the time to check for understanding it increases the chances that students will experience success rather than confusion or frustration during the practice. Successful students are more likely to be motivated to continue learning. Teachers can then reflect on the pace of the lesson, should they move forward or back up.
Description: Check for Understanding is used before students are asked to practice, it can also be used duirng the set to check what students previously know about the learning or in the closure to summarize the key ideas of the lesson. This involves all students in overt response, students receive positve and corrective feedback, it relates to the objective and the desired level of thinking.
Citation:
Mastery Teaching by Madeline Hunter