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How to write a good Diagnostic Question

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Introduction to the course

  • Introduction to the course

What is a Diagnostic Question?

  • 1. What is a Diagnostic Question?
  • The Diagnostic Questions with some challenges!
  • 2. Where does the data come from?
  • 3. The results!
  • 4. Summary

What makes a good Diagnostic Question?

  • 1. They should be clear and unambiguous
  • 2. They should test a single concept
  • 3. Students should be able to answer in less than 20 seconds
  • 4. You should learn something from each incorrect response
  • 5. Students should not get a question correct whilst still holding a misconception
  • 6. Summary of the Golden Rules
  • The golden rules

Writing questions together

  • Teachers writing questions together
  • A format for writing questions together

Useful links

  • Podcast: Multiple Choice Questions on trial with AQA's Zeek Sweiry
  • Research: Diagnostic Questions: Is There Value in Just One?
  • Blog posts: Hinge Questions Hub (History)
  • Blog: How effective learning hinges on good questioning (English)
  • Blog: Hinge Questions. A Clarification (Science)

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