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Learning Technique: Odd One Out

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Odd one out - A learning technique using the quiz question, poll and/or open question.

Instructies

For this activity, students analyse four answer options and determine which one does not fit within the group. This activity helps students to think critically, make connections and substantiate their choice. By comparing, they discover patterns and deviations within a theme.

What is it?
In ‘Odd one out’, students look at four answer options. These can be images, words, numbers, sound fragments, etc. that have something in common, but one of them is different. They determine which one does not fit and give a reason for this. The power lies in the discussion: there are often multiple possible answers, depending on the reasoning. You can have this discussion in class, but also via an extra open question slide.

How do you make it?
This activity uses a poll or quiz question (depending on whether one or more answer options are correct) and the image component.

Multiple answer options: Poll
  1. Add a poll to your lesson.
  2. Think of four answer options, one of which does not fit the theme.
  3. Add four images to the poll or stick to text.
  4. Add an open question in which students motivate their choice.
One answer option does not belong: quiz question
  1. Add a quiz question to your lesson.
  2. Think of four answer options, one of which does not fit the theme.
  3. Think about whether you want to add these answer options as text, image, formula or sound fragment. If it is not text, first find these materials together.
  4. Now add the answer options to the quiz question via the gear.

How do you use it?
This learning technique can be used for multiple subjects (as in these slides: history, French and mathematics) at multiple moments in the lesson.
  • Introduction or conclusion: Use it as an activating work form to activate or check prior knowledge.
  • Collaboration: Have students argue for their choice in small groups.
  • Discussion: Discuss different answers in class and emphasise reasoning and substantiation.
  • Deepening: Link the answer to broader themes or background information about the subject.
Difficulty level (design): *

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Odd one out
Learning Technique

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

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Four pictures in a row.
Which one doesn't belong?

Slide 2 - Poll

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Why do you think that
the image you selected doesn't belong?

Slide 3 - Open vraag

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Four pictures in a row.
Which one doesn't belong?
A
B
C
D

Slide 4 - Quizvraag

Theme: French Revolution

A - Image of the storming of the Bastille
B - Image of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
C - Image of Napoleon Bonaparte
D - Image of the American Revolutionary War

Odd one: The image of the American Revolutionary War does not fit, because it is not directly related to the French Revolution.

L'étrange . . .
Four words in a row.
Which one doesn't belong?
Difficulty: Easy
A
La table
B
La voiture
C
Le Livre
D
La chaise

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

Topic: Genders of nouns

La table (the table)
La voiture (the car)
Le livre (the book)
La chaise (the chair)

Deviant: Le livre (the book) does not fit, because it is masculine, while the other words are feminine.

L'étrange . . .
Four words in a row.
Which one doesn't belong?
Difficulty: Hard
A
the table
B
the car
C
the book
D
the chair

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

Topic: Genders of nouns

La table (the table)
La voiture (the car)
Le livre (the book)
La chaise (the chair)

Deviant: Le livre (the book) does not fit, because it is masculine, while the other words are feminine. 

This is more difficult, as the students have to translate the words from english to french, before working out what the 'odd one out' is!

Four numbers in a row. 
\Which one doesn't belong?
A
5
B
10
C
13
D
17

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

Topic: Types of numbers

5 (a prime number)
10 (not a prime number)
13 (a prime number)
17 (a prime number)

Odd one: The number 10 does not fit, because it is not a prime number, while the others are.
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Slide 8 - Tekstslide

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