How will I know if my students are learning?
- There are certainly many ways to assess learning. The most obvious of them are tests. One nonthreatening way to test knowledge, is to give a 10 or 15 minute quiz each week over the material recently covered. This will provide you with some idea of whether or not your students are "getting it" and will give your students opportunities to receive feedback from you. A couple of midterms and a final will also tell you if your students are learning, however they won't give you as many opportunities to assess their progress and perhaps make changes to the lesson plans or your teaching style. Class discussions can also provide opportunities for students to demonstrate learning and understanding. However, it can be difficult to get all students to participate in discussions and therefore difficult to gauge everyone's understanding. Finally, class assignments and projects can be a very valuable way for your students to demonstrate gained skills and knowledge. Vary the formats of assignments so that different styles of learning and performing can be accommodated.
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