Saturday, April 17, 2021

Choice Board vs Bingo Card

 A choice board and a bingo card may look similar, but they serve difference purposes.

Students use a bingo card somewhat receptively. They are given a Bingo card, listen to some prompts (e.g. words read aloud by the teacher), and circle what they hear on the Bingo card. 

But a choice board contains mainly tasks and activities for students to perform. They choose a row of cards on the choice board, and proceed to the corresponding tasks. 

Examples: 

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Depending on one's objective and creativity, the tasks: 

- can be of different cognitive demands (e.g, Bloom's taxonomy - compare; analyse ..)

- may allow students to present their findings in different modes (e.g., a written text; a photo album, ...)

- may involve different elements (e.g., structure; vocabulary; theme) of a broader topic (e.g., a short story). 

As such, many writers have asserted that choice boards are good for differentiated instruction. 


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