One, two, three times embedded

We love quizzes.

We use them all over the place but in today’s slightly shorter post I wanted to share one of our favourites because it works on so many levels.

We know that quizzes are a great way to embed learning but why stop at one way when you could get three ways in one quiz?

Here’s how it works

Split the group into 2 or 3 sub-groups.

Ask each group to design a quiz for one of the other groups based on the learning from the day (or it could be from this morning or the last few days…. Whatever you want).  Invite them to come up with 5 challenges or questions or both and set them off. We sometimes ask them to do a mix of something visual, something kinaesthetic, some sort of problem solving and maybe something auditory. The fact that they have to revisit the course content to develop their challenges is embedding point 1.

And, we have honored “creation not consumption” because the learners have come up with the quiz, not us.

Once everyone has created their questions (or what ever) they swap over with one of the other groups. They now need to complete the challenges or answer the questions they have been set by the others. This is embedding point 2.

Finally each group gets to mark or score the results from the quiz they set the other group. This is embedding point 3.

And, if there were 3 or more subgroups, they get to see what the other groups did so actually that makes 4 embedding points in one 30 – 40 minute piece.

In addition to all this, in my experience the learners have a ball trying to trip each other up and have had a very enjoyable experience so their state will be good and you will have created some great anchors for them to use to recall their learning later.

I am sure you already do this but just in case you didn’t, I though I’d share my thoughts.

Have fun.

 
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