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Pre-Assessment Muddiest Point (How to use (Determine what feedback you…
Pre-Assessment
Muddiest Point
Middle Level Students
66 to 84%
Lower Level Students
65 and below
5 students with limited knowledge about the topic
The students in this group will be given 15 words to sort into groups of three based on their noun, verb and adjective forms. However, using the internet. The students will be asked to find songs or video clips that utilize these words then use them correctly themselves.
Higher Level Student
85% or higher
5 students who answered most
Give students a list of thirty of their most challenging words and have them write and sort their different forms; verb, noun, adjective. After completing this activity, the students will use each word correctly in written and spoken forms.
Example:
Adj- Sad, N- Sadness, V - Sadden
She is sad.
He is experiencing sadness.
They were sadden by what had happened.
12 students who have some knowledge about the topic
Students in this group will work in groups of threes. Each group will be given thirty flashcards and asked to sort and match each words by nouns, verbs, adjectives. They will then write the Spanish translation for each words then use them correctly in both written and spoken forms.
Basic Strategy
Muddiest Point is a simple classroom assessment technique that allows for quick monitoring of students' learning abilities. The students are asked to write down the most difficult or confusing part of a lesson, lecture, or reading. This process should take only takes 15 minutes to collect and scan the muddiest points of the lesson. While it is easy to use, this technique should not be overused as it may bore the students and ruin the purpose of the assessment.
How to use
Determine what feedback you want. Do you want to ask a questions related to a specific lecture, discussion, or presentation? Determine what is the most valuable or where students struggle the most.
Reserve a few minutes at the end of the class session. Leave enough time to ask the question, have students respond, and to collect the responses.
Let students know how much time they will have to answer the question and when you will follow up with the results and provide feedback.
With so many students using laptops and tablets, it is plausible students will not have extra sheets of paper. Plan on distributing slips of paper or index cards for students to write on.
Collect the responses as or before students leave.
Respond to the students' feedback during the next class meeting. Share with students how responses will be used as a guide to plan the next instruction.
When to Use it
This assessment technique can be used at any time. Use to help students progress to the next stage of learning. This technique is especially helpful if students seem to be having difficulty grasping a concept or process.
Why use it?
Can be used used to check for quick understanding, misconceptions and confusions that students might have about materials.
Students can increase their understanding of their own learning.
Reference:
MGH Institute Of Health Profession (2020), Examples of Classroom Assessments,
https://www.mghihp.edu/faculty-staff-faculty-compass-teaching-teaching-strategies/examples-classroom-assessment-techniques#Muddiest