Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs)
- Brevity and immediacy
- Establishing dialog between instructor and students
- Prompting student engagement
- Use as proxy for preparation, attendance, and participation
- Evidence of accomplishment
How do CATs work?
- Cognitive advantages
- Balance positive and negative aspects of argument
- Attach emotional descriptors
- Rearrange and reorganize ideas
- More critical thinking
- Better recall and retention of information
Manner of submission varies
- Entrance and exit tickets
- Forum or survey
- Summarize and discuss
- Very low-stakes, rapid feedback
- Use as discussion prompt, reality check
Types of CATS:
Entrance Tickets
Exit Assignment
Reality Check Survey
Links
Indiana University
Field-Tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG)
A very low-key, succinct discussion of CATs