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Each year I set up a Google Form and set a homework task for all my students to answer variations on the following questions. I find it a really invaluable way of developing my teaching and my schemes of work. Here are the questions I use in case you’re interested in trying something similar (or have ideas of ways I could improve it!) \ud83d\ude42 <\/span><\/div>\n
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  1. Which of the following study units did you enjoy MOST this year? [list topics covered this year]<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. What did you enjoy about this particular topic?<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Which of the following study units did you enjoy LEAST this year? [list topics covered this year]<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. What did not enjoy this particular topic so much?<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Are there any other topics you wish we could have studied instead?<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. What sorts of ACTIVITIES do you enjoy MOST in history lessons, and why?<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. What sorts of ACTIVITIES do you enjoy LEAST in history lessons, and why?<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Complete this sentence: Overall, the thing I like most about History lessons is…<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Complete this sentence: However, I would have enjoyed History (even) more if…<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Each year I set up a Google Form and set a homework task for all my students to answer variations on the following questions. I find it a really invaluable way of developing my teaching and my schemes of work. Here are the questions I use in case you’re interested in trying something similar (or… <\/p>\n

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