Yes, I do the same. It not only allows students to reevaluate themselves, but allows me to see any gains.
clickers and use of twitter and blog pages that students are accessing during class are great ways for them to process and share content. I encourage students to blog/IM notes as a reinforcement tool.. they can then access these and share with groups as needed.
Oftentimes, a daily review of what the student learned from the day, week, or class prior. I'll often make references to key points from some of the prerequisite classes completed by the student while they are now in a graduate program. After establishing the point, and observing the various student's responses, the evaluation/assesment process then continues with the next step, which is what the student applied the knowledge towards during the prereq class or since then.
Hi Sandy - Thanks for your post to the forum. a review of a quiz is a great vehicle for discussion. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I like to give a quize on the material that I plan to lecture on that day and the material which they have been assigned to read. This always helps to bring out a discussion of the material rather than me just lecturing on it. I feel the students benefit from the discussion as much if not more than a straight lecture on the material.
I use a combination of Q & A, initial classroom quizzes, tests, homeworks and exams to assesss students progress. I always review the answer and help the students identify their areas of improvement.
I use open discussion and question and answer sessions at the end of class. It really does seem to reinforce the material.
Hi Brent - Thanks for your post to the forum. You are giving your students great practice in critical thinking - excellent! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Hi Roberto - Thanks for your post to the forum. I also use quizzes after each module/chapter of instruction. It gives me and my students a check of where they are before things go too far off course. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I'm the kind of instructor who likes to keep the students working in the class and not taking a lot of homeworks and studying back home, I prefer to make review of rprevious lectures or giving some questions on a new subject and let find the information in the book or the internet in side the class followed by discussion.
I love quizzes, it is a very important tool in formative evaluation methods, I used to apply quizzes after each chapter finish. Another method is to open a discussion about certain topic.
In the past, I gave a short reading quiz covering the main points of assigned readings and any required videos. Depending on the circumstances and material, I will give problems that to the students that require they 1) apply a specific theory (i.e., Mill's Utilitarianism, or 2) posit a given outcome when given certain circumstances (i.e., given the Supreme Court cases we've covered, how would they rule on this? Argue the opposite position.)
I use daily quizzes based on the lecture provided the day before or that same day, this will notify me if the student retained the information or if I need to go back and summarize the content, which I do daily. At the end of each lecture, I ask questions and open a discussion that pertains of the lecture just provided, allowing me to elaborate on any content that was not understood.
Every week taking the time to tell student where they stand in the class and encouraging them to do better and how can i help them do better. Letting the students know that you are there for them.
I have used games. I give them handouts and then use the games the next day to see if they retained anything from the handouts that were done. They were not allowed to use the handouts to play the games. So I always knew what I needed to work on with them.
Hi Brandiann- Thanks for your post to the forum. I really like your strategy with the daily quizzes as they involve your students in their learning and also show them how they have progressed. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Daily quizzes are so effective. I have students go through the quiz three times in a class period. They take the quiz, which is tailored for the material to be covered that day, first at the beginning of class. Then, they grade their quizzes in groups (which rotate daily), and discuss the questiions and find the correct answers together while I circulate the room. After we have a short lesson together as a group, they take the same quiz a final time at the end of the period. The final exam is built from questions from the daily quizzes. Students love the structure and feel empowered by the incremental assessment.
Hi Jose - Thanks for your post to the forum. i also rely on short quizzes and make sure that my students know to keep them as reviews for the larger tests. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I use daily quizzes, verbal or written. they dont penalize the student but they are a way to prepare them for the real test and keep them on their toes and forces them to focus on what they dont understand yet.
Hi Richard- Thanks for your post to the forum. Your one-on-one review of mid-term progress is essential! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
