Classroom Assessment :: Terry Morris

Teacher's Purpose:
- Provide useful feedback with little intial effort
- Ensures that students' questions will be raised (see hint below)
Learner's Purpose:
- Learners must evaluate what they recall to determine the most important point
- Learners must self-assess to come up with a question
Timing:
- End of presentation/lecture
- Close of a discussion
- End of a reading assignment
Hint:
- Suggested Questions:
  "In one sentence, summarize the most important concepts from the reading."??????
  "What important question remains unanswered?"
- Avoid overuse
Feedback:
- Tabluate resonses, make note of useful comments
- E-mail students indivdually if appropriate with additional resources
- Post results in an announcement or discussion board

Topic:
- Internet Search Tools
Method:
- Short answer quiz with one question
Question:
- "What is the most important/interesting thing you learned after reviewing the web sites about Internet search tools?"
Feedback:
- Learner responses are read and posted to a discussion board by the teacher. Learners read posts and reply with additional comments.
Alternate Delivery:
- Create a discussion board initially for students to post their responses
Example Provided By:
- Roxann Humbert
  Fairmont State College