It's very importance to using Classroom assessment techniques in the class. It's help you to see which students understand the subjects you try to teach them or not. Feedback from students also help you understand more about your students, and be able to help others students before it too late.
I like to give a mid week pop quiz. The students know it's coming but don't have any idea exactly what will be on it. I find this gives me a heads up on what they my or may not have a grasp of. If I find most of the class misses the same questions I go back and re-visit those areas
I am so excited to use CATs in my next quarter. This is all new to me and I think I will using this for now on, even if just used to build self confidence for each of my students.
Thank you,
kimberlee Smith
Hi Billy, It is so important to demonstrate the relevance of what our students are learning.
Susan Polick
Currently I go over verbally every moring about what we learned the day before and how they will use it in the field of study. With (CATS) I can now expand on that topic from the day before. Great Stuff!
Hi John, Good luck with using CATs in the Fall. Have a terrific summer!
Susan Polick
I think CAT's are a great idea and will try them in September. I think the idea of a minute paper lets the student and especially the instructor what the students learned and did not learn in the class. In addition, Background Knowledge is a good idea to inform the instructor the familiarity the students have before the lesson begins. I will try them in the Fall.
Hi Mary,Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, that feedback can really help us tailor our instruction.Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
At the end of class, I have the students anonymously
write down on a piece of paper what they learned in class that day. What was most beneficial to them? Was the content delivered in a manner that they could understand? This has helped me immensely with my lesson planning.
The use of CATs has always been a part of my classroom . Students must have a say in what it is they are learning or not learning. By feedback I am able to see the weak and strong points in my lessons and adjust accordingly to the feedback I receive.
Hi Raul, Thanks for your post to the forum. I hope you find that CAT useful! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
I have never used the CAT method but will include the 1 minute note taking method.
I use a form of CAT only informally in a Q&A discussion but now realize that I can have my students write individaully to truly assess what level each of them are presently at.
When dealing with learning it helps to keep in mind that everyone has different ways of learning, one of the best tools for this deals with having (Cats) simple application tecniques that helps students process the information they have acquired.
Hi Christine, Thanks for your post to the forum. Good luck with incorporating CATs into your teaching!
Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Previously, I have not used the CAT methods in my teaching. I am taking a closer look into this opportunity and will be implementing the practice this semester.
I try to relate a discussion to a previous discussion so that I can see if students are carrying information over from class to class.
Hi Wendy, Thanks for your post to the forum. Good luck using CATs! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
I really appreciated the CATs part of this module. I took notes on the 'minute paper' in particular. I will begin using this right away with new topics. I think I will find this much more effective than my usual asking questions out loud. It will give my students a few moments to really assess their own knowledge without another student chiming in or me adding content. This will allow one on one conversations as well as classroom discussion.
Hi Karen, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, this feedback is essential to planning our next lesson. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
