Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Making Sure They Understand Ms. Kelley plans to check for understanding by asking questions and having students respond using finger signals. For example, she will ask questions such as "Show me with your fingers the number I start with." Is this an effective method of teaching the students? What else could Ms. Kelley do to check for understanding? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Depending on what she is teaching, it could be effective. If the strategy were to show me one way to make the number 5 and students held up three fingers on one hand and two on the other, then I think that is effective. If she is simply doing it to try to get them engaged in what she is doing, then it may not be as effective. She could use questioning, think pair shares, sticky notes, etc. to do quick checks for understanding with students.