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Spectacles - This method is best explained by examples. Suppose a teacher of accountancy wanted to teach students about building society accounts, bank accounts, shares, and other ways of saving money. She asks her students to study materials on these accounts in order to complete an evaluation matrix. If the evaluation criteria are well chosen the students must study and understand the different methods of saving very well in order to make their judgements. The judgements the students make show the teacher whether the learner has understood the method of saving. Groups can compare their judgements by placing them on a class grid provided on a flip-chart, board, or OHT. They enjoy this, and the controversy this creates can help clarify misunderstandings. Students could then be given a scenario, and asked to make a judgement as to the most appropriate method(s) of saving for a particular person. Like the other methods described in this document the aim is to get students to learn content (in this case, methods of saving) without direct explanation from the teacher. However, using this method, students will also develop their evaluation skills. Other examples include: •Learning about childhood diseases by evaluating them against criteria like 'method of immunisation' 'ease of immunisation' 'likelihood of permanent effects' etc. •Learning about computer printers by evaluating them as three star two star one star or no star against criteria like cost, speed, etc. This ...