Misconceptions

At St Helen's Identifying Misconceptions practices look like:

• Executive Functioning focus on Daisy the Dove
• Elicit pupils’ ideas through questioning, discussion, or pre-assessments
• Identify common misconceptions in the subject area
• Use explicit explanations, demonstrations, and examples to challenge misconceptions
• Encourage pupils to compare and contrast correct concepts with misconceptions
• Provide feedback and corrective practice to reinforce accurate understanding
• Revisit and reinforce correct concepts over time
• Say it again better, do it again better
• Provide exemplars with common misconceptions to work through
• Pre-empt and overhear common misconceptions