Open the door to learning with hinge point questions

A hinge point in a lesson happens when a teacher formatively assesses student knowledge and alters their teaching in response, allowing students to understand key concepts. You can do this at the start of a lesson to check for preconceptions (and avoid misconceptions forming), during a lesson to build understanding or at the end of a lesson to check for understanding. In this article, a secondary school science teacher describes how they use hinge point questions in their teaching, not just for formative assessment, and offers tips and recommended resources to help you do so, too.