Improving Classroom Quizzes

How can a few simple modifications to quizzing create a more effective and accurate assessment of learning?

February 2, 2023 4

Improving the Exit Ticket

The exit ticket is an often used method of assessment in the classroom. But is it being use effectively?

November 2, 2022 5

Just A Little Bit Better

Every year, I find a different aspect of teaching to work on to be just a little bit better. What am I focusing on this year?

August 18, 2022 1

On the Hunt

What are our students 'pointing' at during study/review opportunities?

Assuming – Enemy of the Effective Classroom

Is assuming public enemy #1 in the efficient and effective classroom?

March 29, 2022 5

Talking About Forgetting with Students

How we frame forgetting in the classroom could use an adjustment.

October 1, 2021 5

Prioritizing What to Study

What material should be prioritized when studying?

October 15, 2020 1

Before, During, and After Thinking Strategies

How do our students consider their learning before, during, and after a lesson?

October 12, 2020 2

No Need to Apologize

Students shouldn't feel the need to apologize for learning.

September 4, 2020 3

Confidence Weighted Multiple-Choice Questioning

Can this strategy for answering multiple-choice questions improve retention of both correct and incorrect responses?

June 22, 2020 4

Multiple-Choice Questioning as a Valuable Learning Opportunity

Can multiple-choice questions provide opportunities for learning superior to questions requiring recall of information?

June 14, 2020 3

An Honest Assessment

Three criteria I use when deciding what material to include on retrieval practice opportunities.

Three Hurdles Students Must Clear to Maximize Assessment’s Benefits

What ideas about assessment block students from seeing it as a powerful tool for learning?

What Were They Thinking?

Maybe the most important question we can ask in our classroom is this: What were they thinking?

March 9, 2020 2

Going Goal-Free During Formative Assessment

How can removing goals during assessment lead to better thinking with/about class material?

January 9, 2020 8

Brain – Book – Buddy: A Strategy for Assessment

A simple and widely applicable strategy to assess student understanding.

March 13, 2019 22

Retrieval Practice in the Collaborative Setting

How are the benefits of retrieval practice affected by the collaborative setting?

February 2, 2019 10

A Focus On Learning, Not Fun

Is your lesson focused on the learning or the fun?

January 10, 2019 21

The Value of Failure in the Classroom

The Value of Failure in the Classroom

Leveraging failures on formative assessment for learning

October 8, 2018 6

Writing A Better Multiple-Choice Question: What Does Research Indicate?

Writing A Better Multiple-Choice Question: What Does Research Indicate?

September 26, 2018 13

Engagement in the Classroom

What does engagement look like in the classroom?

March 2, 2018 12