I can incorporate CAT's in a variety of ways. question and answer in discussion groups (large and small, small group activities, and casual group and individual quizzes are all ways Cat's can be effective.
as most assesment is informal and ongoing, I fiind it extremely useful in my class ( A hands on environment) that feedback needs to be immediate & applicable to teh situation. I have found that retention is helped by the immediacy of the feedback
I like the one minute idea- it's quick and can be useful
CATs are great, and I have used them for a while, although I admit that I should include more of them. One thing that I have done in the past, which is similar to the "One Minute Paper," is the letter addressed to me at the end of class expressing what they learned from that night's class. Although I shouldn't be by now, I am still surprised at how much they picked up from the evening's class, and how much they didn't! =)
HI David- You are wise to use your quizzes to gauge how effective your teaching is. Any assessment should be used in this manner so that we can teach as effectively as possible. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
HI Charles- Thanks for your post to the forum. You are obviously running an interactive online classroom. Great work! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Incorporating CATs work well in my online discussion area where students post reply to a specific question. There I have the opportunity to inquire more details based on the student's statement, I will most likely use a Why format. This has prompt many to explore their content and others have considered redirecting their content to fix the subject for clear understanding.
I like to do oral quizes over the material. This has worked for me. I will then go over the quiz and let the student grade there own. After I am done I ask for input on the question ( were the questions following the material). Then I know what I might want to go back over as a hole and might pull some individualy.
Hi Scott- Thanks for your post to the forum. That sort of application assessment is really necessary as you state. Knowledge of stautes, terminology etc. is not useful unless the student can apply it to the cases at hand. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
It helps me to see what the student in learning, and where I need to recover things they didn't pick up on. It also helps me to see what the class is ready for. You can tell If the students have an intrest in the subject.
After discussing a particular area of the law, I have my students read a case whereby I can assess their level of understanding of the law. The cases that I choose relate to the law being studied.
I really like this idea also. It is a very quick way to check the effectivness of my instruction.
The link in the ED103 course had other good ideas. I like the student-generated test question to give the students a chance to analyze what they think is the important content. I think a mention that their questions could make it to the exams would be an attention grabber. Then I might try this as a group to help all of the students think a little deeper.
I use these numerous times throughout the quarter as it helps me evaluate the methods I am teaching and sometimes it gives me good ideas of what to try next in class
Hi Michael - Your short quizzes are indeed CATs. I hope that you find the one-minute paper equally useful. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I have used short in class quizzes in the past to give students a sense of their progress. I'm not sure that is in the spirit of CAT's as presented here. However, I am excited about using the one minute paper or something similar to have students recount an important concept that we've just covered.
It lets you know how well you are doing and how well the students are getting it
Using CATs will help the student retain the information and also allow me to re-evaluate my style of teaching.
Hi Melissa- Thanks for your post to the forum. CATs prevent us from wasting time by teaching info our students already know and also by preventing us from moving ahead when our students are not in a position to proceed. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
It helps me undertand where each student is during each lesson plan.
