plenary

Etymology

From Middle English plenarie, plenarye, from Late Latin plēnārius, from Latin plēnus (“full”).

adj

  1. Fully attended; for everyone's attendance.
  2. (theology or law) Complete; full; entire; absolute.

noun

  1. plenary session
    After lunch, we will all be in the main auditorium listening to the plenary.
  2. (pedagogy) Part of a lesson, usually at or towards the end, designed to review or evaluate the learning that has taken place.
    Alternatively, the plenary may be used as preparation for the next lesson, and it might support the children to discuss some vocabulary with the TA to help them prepare. 2004, Brian Sharp, Meeting SEN in the Curriculum: Maths, page 114
    A good plenary doesn't just consolidate learning in that one lesson; it provides feedback for the teacher across a period of time and offers the chance to resolve any misconceptions. 2010, Caroline Bentley-Davies, How to be an amazing teacher
    During the plenary the teacher wanted to consolidate this by getting pupils to use and apply what they had learned and also to discuss the calculating strategies they would use in different situations. 2013, Richard English, Maths and ICT in the Primary School: A Creative Approach, page 30

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