Brief
written response methods for evaluating students learning
The following methods, which have been developed and tested at Flinders University, have links to student worksheets.
The
One Minute Paper
Students write for one minute on what their understanding is of the main
idea of the lecture or the most intriguing point and one or two questions
that remain uppermost in their mind.
The
Five Main Points
Some lecturers have found that they made 120 main points according to their
students who have been unable to distinguish anecdote from example from the
concepts.
Applications
Card
Students brainstorm some of the ideas discussed and then select two and illustrate
ways that these ideas may be applied to everyday life.
The Muddiest
Point
Students write for one minute the idea that is least clear to them at that
moment.
Concept Mapping can also be a useful tool to evaluate students’ learning
Concept
Mapping
Students are given a few minutes to illustrate the relationship between
key course / module concepts. Alternatively in first or second year courses
they can fill in a pre-drawn concept map with the links provided, but the
concepts removed.
