Hinge question
A carefully designed multiple-choice question asked at a key point in a lesson to decide quickly whether the class is ready to move on.
- Used in
- All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Topic
- Teaching and learning
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Related terms
- Formative assessment All four UK nations (details may differ) United States International
- Assessment during learning, used to find out what pupils understand and adapt teaching; also called assessment for learning.
- Mini whiteboards All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Small whiteboards on which all pupils write answers at once so the teacher can check the whole class.
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