Implications for classroom layout

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1. Pupils are given a set of 20 to 30 statements about a particular issue. If this is a whole-class 
activity, each pupil might be given one statement which they read out to the group. 
Alternatively, pupils in small groups might be allocated a set of statements. 
2. If the statements will lead to a decision being made by the group, pupils could be 
encouraged to consider each statement in turn in order to establish its meaning and to discuss 
all possible factors. 
• After time for group discussion, pupils should feed back on their decisions and justify them 
effectively and articulately, using reasoned argument and evidence, if appropriate. 
• In a possible 
debrief 
afterwards, pupils could concentrate on the processes that led to 
decisions being made or problems being solved. How did groups arrive at a decision? Where 
there a variety of opinions? How was consensus reached? 
Were judgements justified effectively? Were judgements articulated effectively? 
Were there allocated roles within the group and how effectively were these carried out? 
ODD ONE OUT 
 
Skills 
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Thinking, Decision-Making, Problem-Solving 
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Working with Others 
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Managing Information 
What is it? 
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Odd One Out is a useful activity which can be incorporated at any point of a topic – as 
a springboard for initial exploration of the topic or as a tool to consolidate knowledge. 
It obliges pupils to think about the characteristics of words, sentences, ideas, places, 
people or things – depending on the learning area in question. They are encouraged to 
explore for themselves the similarities and differences between these things, to foster 
an understanding of any other relationships between them and to categorise 
accordingly.
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