A hot topic in education is test scores. Did you know that one little tweak will give those scores a big boost? The tweak is “wait time.” Increasing wait time is research proven and fail proof.
- Just giving 5 more seconds of wait time will decrease stress and anxiety.
- Just giving 5 more seconds of wait time will increase student engagement and application.
- Just giving 5 more seconds of wait time will increase the amount of student responses.
- Just giving 5 more seconds of wait time will increase the quality and length of student responses.
The silence can be awkward. Check out this post on the “Value of Awkward Silence.” Check out this post on how “It is OK if They Stare at You.”
Increasing wait time between your questions and the student responses has great benefits. Also increasing wait time between student responses and your reactions provides even more benefits. Click the link to learn more about “Wait time 1 and wait time 2.”
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