You can have them as review tasks from the prior days lesson. This forms helpful tips on where your class is at.
I like the method of the one minute test. Of particular importance to me is the question which was not answered. A similiarity in questions would indicate a gap in the teaching material.
andrew, you so the great heart and love for your job and students. this is a great way to get the students to uderstand what it takes to understand what you as a instructor is looking for so they may put out the best possilbe dish
they can produce.
One thing I learned from a fellow teacher is to use the KWL technique. It is a chart that has K,W, & L at the top. K is for "What I know", W is for "What I want know" and L is for "What I learned." This can be made into a handout for students at the beginning of class and students can fill out information during the session. At the end, students can reflect on what was taught and the instructor can also read the chart to assess students understanding.
After lecture, allow students to produce what they have learned by assigning a project, possibly in a group. This will enable the instructor to evaluate the class' understanding of the day's topic.
I use these techniques to determine how the class likes the material presented.
Hi Louis- Welcome to ED 103! Thanks for your posts which gives us some excellent examples of the effective use of CATs. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Hi Robert - Thanks for your post that illustrates the need to find the starting points with your students. It is indeed worth the time you spend at the beginning of a class! Best wishes - Susan
I do this at the begining of every class. I ask students questions to see where they are at and what I should be focusing on in the present class. Throughout the class I will continue to probe with questions and exercises to access the retention of information and skills aquired at that time.
I use CATs as a means to determine the level of students I have in the class. I once had a student who had learning disabilities and geared the classroom environment and graded her according to what she did in class and not necessarily what the class level was about. I believe that we all learn and grow at our own pace and must be given a chance to succeed at our own pace of knowledge in life.
So using CATs in the classroom enables me to be more fluid with classroom content and assignment and make students feel that their learning disabilities should not hinder their learning success.
~Louis
Hi Trinidad- Welcome to ED 103! AS you point out , it is essential that your assessments are definitely correlated to what you have presented in class. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan
cant you tell from direct questioning techniques if the student are comprehending the lesson, i can get a very good indication of wheather or not the students are understanding materiael just by the questions posed.no open-ended questions and direct questions singling out students alone to see if they know what is being discussed
Classroom assessment techniques are important sources of feedback for both instructors and students because they are taylored to the particular instrutor and students. I can incorporate these techniques into my teaching by making sure that what I cover in class is represented in the testing material. I can give students feedback by bridgeing the gap between the class information and the student know-how.
giving my limited time on site it is the best format for quick evaluation - I ask one or two questions at the end of each subject of the day
Hi Seth - Welcome to ED 103! You are wise to be continuosly checking for understanding as you teach. It is so much better than relying totally on a mid-term or final. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan
If I want to make sure that they have understood the last few lessons, I pull out the information I want them to know and give a 5 minute quiz at the beginning of class. It keeps them on their toes and I have the students answer the questions as a group right after the quiz to reinforce the understanding. Sometimes I give them the same quiz again to see if anything has stuck!
I use a form of the Punctuated lecture (CAT). Random throughout the lecture I place mini groupings of questions (multiple choice and/or true and false). These questions relate to the subject matter which we just covered. This give me as an instructor and the students an opportunity to see if we are on track with our learning objectives for that day. It also helps to break up the class and prevent students from "drifting off".
Problem solving and solutions give you an understanding of what your students are retaining.
I personally give my students detailed feedback on all of there dishes i require them to have a note book in hand so they can remember what advise i gave them so next time they repeat the dish they can correct there mistakes
Hi Tom - Welcome to ED 103! You are obviously an accomplished instructor as you adjust your teaching to work with your students' learning styles. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan
