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D. (ii) Methods requiring resources such as handouts or sets of cards The next methods require students to understand text, videos, CD Roms, Internet sites and other resources, and make their own sense of it. The explanation often refers to ‘text' or ‘handouts', but clearly any appropriate resources will do, and the more varied the better. Well designed activities like these will usually produce better understanding recall and engagement than conventional ‘teacher talk'. However, it is rarely sufficient to let students see material and take notes from it. Learning requires an ‘apply' activity that goes beyond the information given directly in the resources - for example an exam style question on the material, to ensure they have processed the material and developed their own understanding. |