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  Case: Studying before the lesson
Mrs. Hopkins, a US Government teacher, tells her students to study the lessons that they will be going over in class and come up with two questions to ask in class. She tells to her students that if their two questions aren't answered during the lesson in class, they can ask them at the end of the period. Her students that do this continuously score high on all tests and quizzes, whereas, her students that don't do this score lower. What can she do to get all of her students to use this method of studying?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Assigning this task as homework or rewarding students for it's completion are great methods to get all students to use this. Allowing to ask the questions in different ways could also work for improving engagement, having students ask the question in a group setting could encourage them all to participate. Methods like using PollEverywhere or sticky notes on the whiteboard ensure that students see this as a collective activity.