Classroom Management part of the Education Reform Network

Responding to Students' Incorrect Responses

• Choral Responding
  Choral responses are a simple tactic to allow the greatest number of students to respond at the same time to a question. A good overview of when this technique is most useful.
• Confronting Student Misconceptions in a Large Class
  A first-person story by Dan Udovic.
• Error Correction & Word Drill Techniques
  Error correction techniques are provided for use with developing readers by teachers, tutors or parents. Word supply, sentence repeat, and a "word attack hierarchy" are described.
• How to Respond When Students Give the Wrong Answer
  Incorrect answers can often provide clues to what students don't understand. The suggestions provided here can help teachers better understand where their students are having difficulty.
• Interaction Skills--Questioning
  The Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Illinois has an excellent resource on questioning skills. Of particular interest are the sections on wait-time and handling student responses.
• Modeling for Learning: Addressing Student Misconceptions
  Four tips for using modeling for learning to address student misconceptions.
• Research on Error Correction and Implications for Classroom Teaching
  This article focuses on error correction in the context of second language programs. Four general suggestions for corrective feedback have implications for all classrooms.