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Showing the yellow card - Secured results in consultations

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Gerhard Meyer
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Students take a lot away from discussions with lecturers, especially subject-related consultations. However, lecturers are not always sure whether the information and tasks that they consider relevant have actually been recorded by students and are being taken into the course, self-study and exam preparation.

In this case, it is advisable to secure the results together in an exposed presentation, for example on a coloured index card. The student should take notes and make comments to ensure understanding beyond the consultation. The main contents of the "yellow card" should be the topic to be worked on, tasks/work assignments that are formulated as clearly as possible and concrete instructions. A description of the goals to be achieved and the steps required to achieve them will help with systematic processing. Agreements on the time budget, duration and effort of the tasks are ideal.

Finally, the student should briefly present what they have written down in order to ensure a consensus between their ideas and those of the teacher.

Depending on the frequency of the consultations and the complexity of the tasks, the "yellow card" is called up again in the following consultation and discussed. The notes can be used to compare the current results with the agreed target.

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The method is suitable for discussions between teachers and students or a group of students when it comes to project-related or task-related agreements. It is particularly suitable for recurring meetings in which the "yellow cards" can be used for synchronisation.

The method also seems interesting for students with language barriers. The cards can be used to recognise and reduce comprehension difficulties.

Consequences

The use of the map is recommended for complex tasks such as those that arise in project work. The map then helps to reduce complexity and structure subtasks in consultation between the student and the teacher. It is a form of target agreement - the content should therefore be as concrete and measurable as possible.

In order to promote thinking and structuring on the part of the students and to avoid a feeling of heteronomy, the cards are always written by the student. The decision of what to write down and how is entirely up to the student. The teacher asks open questions and provides support in weighing up the pros and cons, e.g. choice of approach, degree of goal achievement, etc.

Used in this way, the method supports the ability to analyse tasks, to record them in a comprehensible way and to reflect critically. It is an exercise for structuring work packages and for a systematic approach.

Materials

Coloured cards are required, such as index cards or moderation cards.
If required, different coloured cards can be used to differentiate between different types of tasks, phases of a project or similar.

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