CATs: Classroom Assessment Techniques

I. Classroom Assessment Techniques: How to Get Ongoing Feedback from Students

Use Classroom Assessment Techniques to find out:

• What students have learned
• What students may not be clear about
• How students feel about the subject or activities
• How and how much students study

Beginning of course or beginning of unit:

• Goal Matching
• Background Knowledge Probe

At any time during a course:

• One-Minute Paper
• Directed Paraphrasing
• Muddiest Point
• Made-to-Order Questionnaire

II. Recommendations…

• Make your CATs short and simple
• Keep them anonymous
• Share the feedback that you have received with your class either immediately or at the next class meeting. The feedback can be formally typed up and displayed on a transparency for all to see, or chosen responses can be read to the group.