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Exit slips are written student responses to questions teachers pose at the end of a class or lesson. These quick, informal assessments enable teachers to quickly assess students’ understanding of the material.
This strategy will help students to:
- They provide teachers with an informal measure of how well students have understood a topic or lesson.
- They help students reflect on what they have learned.
- They allow students to express what or how they are thinking about new information.
- They teach students to think critically.
Implementation:
- At the end of your lesson ask students to respond to a question or prompt.Note: There are three categories of exit slips (Fisher & Frey, 2004):
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- Prompts that document learning:
— Example: Write one thing you learned today.
— Example: Discuss how today’s lesson could be used in the real world.
- Prompts that document learning:
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- Prompts that emphasize the process of learning:
— Example: I didn’t understand…
— Example: Write one question you have about today’s lesson.
- Prompts that emphasize the process of learning:
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- Prompts to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction:
— Example: Did you enjoy working in small groups today?
- Prompts to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction:
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- Other exit prompts include:
— I would like to learn more about…
— Please explain more about…
— The thing that surprised me the most today was…
— I wish…
- You may state the prompt orally to your students or project it visually on an overhead or blackboard.
- You may want to distribute 3 x 5 cards for students to write down their responses.
- Review the exit slips to determine how you may need to alter your instruction to better meet the needs of all your students.
- Collect the exit slips as a part of an assessment portfolio for each student.
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