# Find common misconceptions in a class set of student work and plan a reteach

Turns a stack of student responses into error patterns, likely misconceptions, student groups, and a targeted reteach lesson.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Education, Summarize, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/find-common-misconceptions-in-a-class-set-of-student-work-and-plan-a

## Prompt

```text
Help me analyze a class set of student work and plan what to reteach.

**Task or question students answered:** [PASTE IT]
**The correct answer or exemplary response:** [PASTE IT]
**Student responses:** [PASTE, using initials or numbers only - or summarize, e.g. "11 of 28 added denominators"]
**Grade or course level:** [LEVEL]
**Time I have to reteach:** [e.g. "20 minutes tomorrow"]

Analyze:
1. Sort responses into: correct with sound reasoning, correct with weak or lucky reasoning, partially correct, and incorrect.
2. For incorrect and partial responses, name the specific error pattern and the misconception that most likely causes it. Separate careless slips from conceptual gaps.
3. Count how many students show each pattern. Use only the work I provided; don't assume.

Then plan:
- A small-group or whole-class decision based on the counts.
- A reteach activity for each main misconception that targets the faulty idea directly (e.g. a contrasting-cases task, a worked example with an error to find), not a repeat of the original lesson.
- An extension for students who already have it.
- 3 follow-up check questions to confirm the misconception is fixed.

Return a table: Pattern | Likely misconception | # students | Students | Reteach move. Then the reteach plan in steps with timings.
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## What to fill in

- PASTE IT
- LEVEL
- e.g. "20 minutes tomorrow"

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