Quizzes are a great way of testing learners’ abilities. Why not use them more often?
Difficulty: 2/5
TIME
This is up to you, depending on how long you make your quiz and how long you allow your learners to take it.
Participants
A class of humans
Core Competency Connection
MATERIALS
- Learner access to instructor’s email (at the end of class)
- Pre-made form for learners to submit questions (paper or Microsoft Forms)
- Extra paper to give to learners; pens/pencils
PREP
Make your quiz:
- Either instructor creates quizzes to give at the end of each class, or instructor chooses question(s) submitted by learners to use as the daily quiz.
The Process
Step 1: Set the Ground Rules
- Explain the concept of daily content quizzes to learners. Questions can be created by the instructor or by learners. Content quizzes help learners see the value of testing themselves on a regular basis and ensure content is understood.
Step 2: Get Ready for Some Feedback
- Have a form (paper or Microsoft Form) or email address available for learners to submit questions.
Step 3: They Can Make Their Own Quizzes
- Have learners submit questions at the end of class to be used for a quiz at the beginning of the next day’s class. Allow time at the end of class for a prepared quiz on that day’s topic. This could be included as part of a class participation grade.
Step 4: Check Their Understanding
- Ask students to hand in quizzes at the end of class. You might assign a mark or not; either way, you can check for understanding (and hopefully help students establish the habit of creating quality questions and regularly testing their own knowledge).
Design Hack
- Alternatively, instructors can create the questions to assess learners’ understanding of content covered in each day’s class.
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