VIDEO WATCHING COMMENTARIES

2. DELIVERING OF AfL BENEFITS FOR PUPILS:
AFL QUESTIONING TECHNIQUES
*Help them to be awared of
what and why they are learning.
The video shows how AfL
Questioning is implemented *Focus students on the most
into the sciences classroom. It important items of the lesson
is a set of key questions which and not get lost during the
students will try to answer experimental part of the class.
throughout the lesson and will *Make them stop and reflect
help the teacher to know what before answering.
he has to improve.
*Self assessment & peer
assessment
PLANNING AND IDEAS FOR OUR
RESOURCES: LESSONS:
We will use this AfL technique
when it fits the characteristics
*Key questions about the of the subject and our
lesson. intentions to achieve with our
pupils. E.g: When learning
*Previous thinking about something in which students
minimun aims and contents tend to get lost in practice and
students should learn with forget what they need to be
the lesson. focused on.

3. DELIVERING OF ALF BENEFITS FOR PUPILS
Maths teacher combines some ALF techniques in *Traffic lights:
the same lesson. -Help them rating theis level of
*She uses Traffic Lights to get more feedback and understanding
know if the students understand what they should. *No Hands Up Policy:
*No hands up policy will make students realise -Improves attention levels
they all should pay attention and have an active -Give students time to think before
attitude as anyone can be asked by the teacher.
answering
*If any student does not know the answer when
being asked by the teacher they have the right to -Reduce pupil’s stress using the“Phone a
“call a friend” who will do it instead of them. Friend” option
*Phone a Friend:
- Aliviate their tension
PLANNING AND IDEAS FOR OUR LESSONS
RESOURCES:
We intend to use Traffic Lights
*Round coloured pieces of when explaining something new.
sheets In addition, we can combine it
with No Hands Up and Call a
*Planning how she is Friend techniques when we
going to explain these notice that not all of our pupils
techniques to the have the same disposition to
students so that they can take an active part in the class.
understand to use them.