Hi Reid- Thanks for your post to the forum. It's a great idea to get your students actively involved in the assessment process. Best wishes! Susan
I also use quizzes. I sometimes have the student base groups create quizzes on the day's material and have the other groups take them for practice.
To me quizzes and test work really well, and helps the students know if they are learning on a daily basis.
Hi Heidi- Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree-students really need and appreciate one-on-one attention from us. It can be hard especially in large classes, but just remembering to comment on something that they've said or done makes them feel valued. At my age I have to have tons of post-it-note reminders but it's worthwhile! LOL Best wishes - Susan
try to meet with the students on an individual basis to let them know how they are doing, monitor skills labs and provide positive feedback, give non-graded quizzes
Hi Maria- Thanks for your post to the forum. As you point out, regular evalation of your students is essential. It gives you and them feedback that is importan. Best wishes - Susan
In courses I teach formative evaluation is done through hands on competencies. This gives the students feedback on how they are progessing in regards to the massage techniques they are learning in the course. They then have the opportunity to improve on certain techniques before the final hands on assessment.
These types of evaluations can help to build the confidence of the students and they may be more likely to try new techniques.
Hi Bill - Thanks for your post to the forum. Encouraging your students to use their quizzes as study guides is a great idea!Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I like to use pop quizzes on the next class period for information that was just previously discussed. This gives students an opportunity to review material while assessing their retention. Because the pop quizzes are short and created for specific lectures, I allow the students to keep the quiz for their own study and review purposes. I stress to the students to adjust thier review/study time to put more emphasis on thier incorrect answers so that they can increase their knowledge base. Using the simple philosophy of I got it right and know that topic already, spend more time on what you don't know. Wrong answers on a quiz are basically learning opportunities to improve your understanding.
Asking students to write briefly about what they've learned thus far, & what in class activity or assignment they've found most useful provides me with useful feedback about teaching methods and learning preferences. Inviting students to also write down questions or indicate which topic they would like more information on provides quiet students an opportunity to express themselves.
I presently give a quiz each class on the covered materials from the previous class. I use test banks from the publishers. I go through the questions and pick questions that follow my course objectives. Over the years I found that students do little study if they aren't quizzed regularly. I also give practical application test where they apply.
HI Linda - Thanks for your post to the forum! I like your idea of asking your students to prepare questions on a reading assignment. It makes it more possible that they will actually DO the reading assignment! ;-)
Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
The most common examples are short quizzes and tests. However, using questions, presentations (individual or group),projects, short reflections, minute papers are also invaluable. I often ask students to prepare 5 questions for class discussion on a reading assignments. I find they are well prepared, know the information, and tuned in when we are doing this activity.
I use questions and answers as well as quizzes. I also give extra credit questions on the tests, and this brings about challenges between the students to see who gets the most extra credit points.
I prefer to use unit quizzes. This lets me know how engaged they are in the content, and where weaknesses might be creeping up. I can then go back to a point that I may have thought was initially fully comprehended since no questions were asked when probed.
Tests and quizzes are good, as long as they are relevant to what the students need to learn and are not used as empty points.
I like to use quizes often so that the student can understand where their strengths and weaknesses are, tests are used for larger amount of material, but generaly have the same effect
I use quizes and test as well as practical test so that I can measure their skills required for the industry and their retention of knowlege.
I like essay type questions. In this format I can find out if my studients "got it". There answers need not be what the book or what I say, but rather ther understanding of the subject matter in there own words.
HI Clare - Welcome to ED 103! I so agree - students really need to have feedback on a regular basis so that they know how they are doing. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan
