contributed by Ryan Schaaf, Assistant Professor of Technology, University of Maryland Notre Dame
You have a classroom full of students packing up after a school lesson.
Your mind goes to the critical questions: Did my students understand the lesson? Are there any concepts or skills they are still unsure of? Do students have misconceptions about the content? Do I need to review something tomorrow?
These are the questions reflective educators consider. These issues are addressed immediately using an **exit ticket**. Exit tickets are a simple, quick and insightful method of **formative assessment** used at the end of a lesson. They require learners to answer a series of questions or complete an assignment based on the content explored during the class.
Exit ticket formats vary. You can use multiple choice, short written answers, matching or polls. Exit tickets should be short, concise, and engage learners in reviewing the skills learned. They are also ideal for continuing learning into the next grade, often used to activate students’ prior knowledge immediately after entry.
In the age of digital learning, exit tickets are no longer limited to paper slips. Numerous digital tools are available to instantly collect this valuable performance data.
These tools go beyond simple paper-based collection, providing you with student data in real-time or in easy-to-analyze reports, streamlining your instructional decisions.
