I learned an important tool in this course: minute paper. I will used this tool in my classes to encourage more participation in class discussions. The implementation of having a student write down a unanswered question is an effective way to get the student who is afraid to speak in public to get involve in the class discussion.
CATs give me the opportunity to assess where students need to develop in the class topic. It also creates an opportunity more class discussion.
Hi Nancy, Thanks for your post to the forum. CATs certainly can improve our efforts in the long run! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Classroom assessment techniques (CATs) can be as simple as doing a review game and gaining knowledge about how your learners are doing based on their responses. If the learner’s responses show gaps in knowledge, it would be a good idea to go back and review the informational gaps from a different perspective. In other words, if you presented the information originally in lecture form, find a way to present the same information in a visual or tactile format.
After I have completed teaching a disease process I give them some challenge questions from back of book and have the students add input .This way I can determine if the students understand the disease process.
Short "minute papers" would be very beneficial to learn where the students are with their knowledge base and make what you are teaching realistic to the students level. It will also show you whether you are on the right teaching track or if you must reassess your plan.
