Suggestion 98. Use a question box to solicit comments or problems

IF YOU WANT TO:

• Know if the class is understanding you or not

• Know if students are bored or confused

Using a question box to solicit students' questions, comments or problems.

A psychology teacher places a box in the back of the room for student questions, comments or problems. Students can drop questions anonymously into the box at the beginning of the class or during the break. After the end of the period, the teacher collects the box and reviews the questions.

This technique gives students an anonymous method for making their troublesome areas or questions known to the instructor. It can also help a faculty member identify major areas of difficulty wherever the same problems are raised by several students.

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