Plenary

/ˈpliːnəɹi/ · adjective

Meaning

Fully attended by a plenum; for everyone's attendance..

Definitions by Sense

1. Fully attended by a plenum; for everyone's attendance.
2. (theology or law) Complete; full; entire; absolute.
3. A plenary session.
4. (education) Part of a lesson, usually at or towards the end, designed to review or evaluate the learning that has taken place.

Example Sentences

The method of treating a subject should be plenary or full.

After lunch, we will all be in the main auditorium listening to the plenary.

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.

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.

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.

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Word Forms

• more plenary
• most plenary
• plenaries

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