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Categorizing Grid. Students given a grid containing 2-3 important categories along with scrambled list of terms that belong in one or the other of the categories Students are given limited time to sort the terms into the correct categories on the grid
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Categorizing Grid • Students given a grid containing 2-3 important categories along with scrambled list of terms that belong in one or the other of the categories • Students are given limited time to sort the terms into the correct categories on the grid • Allows instructors to see quickly if students understand “what goes with what” • Helps students to identify and make explicit the rules they use to categorize information in their memories Angelo, T.A., & Cross, K. P. (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Muddiest Point • Simple and efficient • High information return for low investment of time and energy • “What was the muddiest point in _____?” • Well suited to large, lower-division classrooms Angelo, T.A., & Cross, K. P. (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.