Part 3: Summary and learning reflection

The final section of your session will focus on the summary section and self-assessment questions (SAQs). We suggest it would be most effective if you split it into three parts:

1. Recap the learning outcomes covered by the session – try turning these into questions and asking students to raise their hands if they think they can answer them. This is a really good way of easily evaluating how students have understood the session and the concepts and ideas covered.
2. Go over each of the main points made in the summary. You could try modifying some of these points to include the word ‘not’ and asking students if the statements you make are true or false. Again, this is a way of evaluating how students have engaged with the concepts and ideas presented in the session.
3. Go through the SAQs with the students, or ask them to work on their own or in groups to answer these questions. You don’t need to go through all the questions, but do use some of them as they are excellent tools for evaluating students’ engagement with the session content. You could also devise some alternative questions of your own, especially if you can relate them to your local area and the students’ experience. If you want to leave time for class discussion about the SAQs and their answers, you may need more than the 20 minutes suggested in Table 2 for Part 3 of your session.

Finally, remember that a session plan is a proposed course of action – in the training room you may need to change and alter your plan according to your students’ needs. Remember to capture these changes in a revised plan so that you or colleagues know what is likely to work best for students next time.