Hi Robert - Thanks for your post to the forum. You are utilize numerous evaluation techniques which is excellent! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I use open discussions and add problem solving questions to not only the material we are covering that week,but also to see how well they incorporate lessons and technical info from prior weeks. I get alot of feedback on not only the material delivery and when to entroduce more complex material.The quizzes and tests give me an opportunity to open discussions and help those that struggle.
In lab my students get to see an out come and make the connections between classroom and hands on lab work.
I lead topical content with discussions focused on experience, current understanding, learned understanding, etc. From there it's workshop style groups to "clear the air", clarify, focus on what's important, then onto individual projects in either written papers or Power Point presentations...then a topic or curriculum piece is fully covered.
I like to put formative evaluation in question form almost letting the students tell themselves.
I like the idea of open discussions at the end of each class period, but often goes off topic
Hi Gina - Thanks for your post to the forum. You are using a good mix of assessments! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I use quizzes, tests, midterm and final exams to evaluate the students. They show how the student has improved from the beginning of the class
Toward the end of each class, I have the students discuss their work progress and any problems that might be arising. Many times, there is not just one student having problems, and I am able to go into greater detail about the problem.
Quizzes are the most common type of formative evaluation I used in class. I either schedule the quiz or sometimes a pop-up quiz.
Asking them to write down and summarize what they learned in class after a lecture is also a common strategy for me. I used this also to assess their writing skills, and how they express ideas.
Formative assessment provides students w/an understanding of their own learning.
Regular quizzes, presentations and case discussion.
Susan,
I try to incorporate a variety of evaluation methods in all my various courses. I do use tests, quizzes, projects (individual and group), individual assignments (with specific quidelines and rubrics), one minute papers, journals, peer teaching, case studies, and lots of discussion questions. The students like to receive continual feedback about their progress in the class. I also like to receive continual feedback on my instructional progress in the class.
Having rubrics for all individual writing assignments has been one the best evaluation tools because it clearly identifies all assessed components. The students like the clear objectives.
I use exams, quizzes and discussions after lectures to access student progress. I even use optional, extra credit - "mini" quizzes which I have found to be very successful in preparing student for their exams.
I agree. Quiz,Mid-Term,& Final Exam are a good formative evaluation methods.
Some formative evaluation strategies that I use to assess students are open discussions, quizzes, and other activities/ worksheets that relate to what we are covering at that present moment.
Hi Manuela - Thanks for your post to the forum and for sharing a good idea for student self-assessment! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Hi George - Thanks for your post to the forum. You are using a nice mix of assessment types! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I generally use three forms online exams which give instant grades, quizzes that can be retaken if answered wrong, and finally projects to allow students to implement what they have learned.
I have questions prepared for students to answer at the end of the class. I give them a few minutes to answer them and have them use their notes and textbook afterward to see if they have answered them correctly. They do not need to turn in this assignment. I let them know that there might be one or two of these questions on their next exam to encourage them to take this seriously and not only look up the answers.
This informs them without critique by instructor how they performed.
Hi Sandra - thanks for your post to the forum. Excellent work giving feedback! Students really only benefit from assessments when they know where they went wrong. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
