1. Pose – question (open) or activity (e.g. write
a question about…)
Pose Pause Pounce Bounce
Pounce – pick a student, best if
random/appears to be (no hands up)
Bounce – choose another student
ask students to improve answer or suggest a
limitation
if trained students can pick others (gives
them ownership) – provides feedback (AFL)
to teacher
Pause – allow thinking, differentiation,
keep students on task, reflective, staff
task more risks
2.
3. Positive
• Allows for more in-depth discussion
• Improves engagement among students
• Helps staff ID some misconceptions (mini whiteboards
used)
• All students can feel they all have a say
• Student feedback stated
"It
makes
you
think"
"It allows you
to verbally
explain what
you mean, not
like writing"
“We
have
to
write
less”
"You get
another
student's
opinion,
and that's
good.“
“You’re not
afraid to have a
go and see other
students making
mistakes, and
think – they
made the same
mistake as me!”
4. Negative
• Could be time consuming, so teacher may need to
be quite disciplined
• If students weren't 'picked' some students were very
disappointed, so perhaps a final call for 'any other
comments' may help this
• Not appropriate for all activities
• Not always ensuring progress of all students
• Students responses:
It's harder to revise
as there's less
written down.“
