Ways to give a class a review for a test
Does anyone have any fun ways to perform a review for the test that involves everyone and not just the one who know the material
Hi Jerry - You are running an active learning classroom where your students are purposefully involved in their own learning. Great work! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I like to group my students into small groups and give them a general topic and have them make up question related to that topic enough to cover the topic and not real easy.
After all of the groups have finished we as a class go through all of them together.
HI Bob - Thanks for your post to the forum. I think that study groups can be really effective. When there is not a concensus to an issue, do you have them come to you as a group? Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Study guides & study groups of 4 or 5 people have been very effective for me in the past. There is only two rules. #1. Keep the conversations relative to the chapter guide. #2. If all persons in the group do not agree on an answer to an issue ( not convinced to agree ) then they are to seek out the correct answer by consulting me. This process has an alternate success as it also acts to facilitate a learning style
Hi Abigail- Thanks for your post to the forum. Having your students give imput by writing some of the test questions also makes them feel more a part of their learning. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I find that Jeopardy is a big hit in my classes -- my students get pretty competetive, which is great! I also liked the idea of students reviewing for a test by writing a few test questions. This way, you'd be able to see what students are feeling confident about.
I sometimes break the class off into two groups and make a game of it. They seem to love the competition.
I too have used Jeopardy. It seems to work well in that the students must come up with a specific answer to the question.
Hi Steven- Thanks for your post to the forum. Flash cards are indeed a great idea to help in memorization of things like medical terminology. Thanks for sharing! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I have made up flash cards that the students can use and i put them in groups of two and let them answer and test each other with them also i use cross word puzzles.. the student actually look forward to doin gthose.
Jepordy style games are great. Especially if the students know ahead of time that they will be put on the spot for an answer they are much more likely to pre-study as well.
This is a big issue for me. In the accelerated vocational programs, students do not always have time to study outside of the classroom. So, we often get "creative" when reviewing for tests. I am not nearly as worried about the type of test I deliver, but more so, how to better prepare students. How much review should you give? How soon before the test should it be given, etc..
This is only a problem when I am "forced" to give tests that may not acurately reflect what I want the students to know. We had this system at one school where we literally would have to "spoon feed" test questions and answers to the students and then teach them what we thought was important. The reason for this was that someone, somewhere, created questions from a test bank that truly were not tied into the course objectives, or were not changed when the objectives were changed.
I believe this to be a big issue in many vocational schools and a standard should be set as to what is acceptable. At one point, we were told not to even give study guides, and the result is that a lot of students struggled.
Using a review guide does seem to help get everyone involved. I can say that for some students they rely on the review guide and do not put the time the should prior to prepare for the exams.
Hi Rehema- Thanks for your post to the forum. You are running an interactive classroom allowing your students to experience active learning - great work! Best wishes -Susan
I have the students get in groups and create their own test questions. They then quiz the other students in the class, and it sparks discussion regarding the subject matter...which in turn...is sparking learning in the process.
Study guides do seem like they could be effective however, isn't possible without personally reviewing each one that they may not get done or possibly incorrect information is being used?
Hi Ann - Thanks for your post to the forum. I also try to help students arrive at the correct answer rather than just moving on to another students or supplying the correct answer myself. It really helps a student's self-esteem if they can do that. Best wishes - Susan
Hi, Sometimes to review I ask each student to pick an item and describe/talk about it. If they don't answercorrectly, I ask them possible questions to direct them into the answer.I think this helps because the can affirm what they do know and if they are unsure, others see this and feel more at ease with being unsure themselves.
arlene:maybe you can split your class into teams allow them to compete againat each other, on a point system and the winners get bouns points toward their quiz grade?
