Since I engage students in a social science called as Economics, my lessons start with a chat where I engage students in a series of questions in such as way that the topic starts without student realising that we have started already.
Similarly, I continue to introduce more complex concepts using more technical questions where students themselves start using calculators and graphs without I asking them to do, hence my students master mathematical concepts required to understand economics purely organically, therefore they never get confused in mathematical concepts involved.
Each subtopic is tested within the session using MCQs and short questions. Incorrect answers are discussed in such a detail that mostly students themselves go back and update their answers as the discussion proceeds.
Longer essays are broken down into easier to chew sub-questions. I lead students to practise smaller questions first and then extrapolate those shorter questions to create longer essays.
Key words such as Analyse, Compare, State, Evaluate are very clearly discussed and each key word is explained using a number of examples. I believe that Economics is 50% learning and 50% practise/comprehension.
As an examiner for Cambridge, OCR and Edexcel, I have understood what mistakes a majority of students make in the exams despite having strong concepts hence I create practise sheets in such styles that all those frequent and most common mistakes are minimised.
I also give detailed written feedback on the essays that my students submit. Feedback, I believe, is the most important tool for continuous learning.