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• Name and define: name key parts in the question and give details
• Describe: give more details
• Explain: importance, or link between parts in the question
• Analyse: impact
• Critically analyse: positive and negative
• Evaluate: make a judgment
• ALL keywords:

• Why ALARM?
• Principles of ALARM

How does ALARM work?

• provides a step by step guide to the process of learning and then responding to a question
• makes explicit the ordering of concepts from simple to complex
• allows students to tap into higher order concepts throughout the teaching process
• aids students to identify gaps in their knowledge