Checking for Understanding Quiz

What is Checking for Understanding?

• A method to give students grades based on their performance

• A process where teachers identify learning goals, provide feedback, and plan instruction based on students’ errors and misconceptions

• Checking if homework was completed before moving onto the next lesson.

Tags

CCSS.K.CC.B.5

CCSS.K.CC.C.6

CCSS.K.OA.A.3

Which of the following are effective strategies for checking for understanding? (Select all that apply)

• Asking students to give a thumbs-up if they understand or thumbs-down if they don’t

• Conducting active observation and providing immediate feedback

• Implementing affirmative checking with rubrics or answer sheets

• Using targeted, specific, and open-ended questions

• Asking yes/no questions to quickly gauge understanding

What should teachers do when they see learning is not occurring?

• Keep going. Keep the pace of the lesson. Reteach the skill tomorrow

• Intervene in calculated and meaningful ways to alter the direction of learning

• Give students more practice through homework

Which of the following is NOT an example of a strategy teachers can use to gather accurate data on students’ understanding?

• Using targeted, specific, and open-ended questions

• Planning a sequence of questions in advance

• Asking yes/no questions to quickly gauge understanding

• Tracking data to understand student progress

What type of questions should be avoided when checking for understanding?

• Open-ended questions

• Yes/No questions

• Content-specific questions

Which of the following is NOT a reason to replace self-reporting questions with targeted questions?

• Self-reporting questions yield false confirmation

• Targeted questions are specific and objective

• Self-reporting questions are more time-consuming

• Targeted questions focus on the content and are open-ended

How does Standardizing the Format help in gathering data during classroom observations?

• It eliminates the need for a rubric or answer sheet.

• It makes data collection more efficient and accurate

• It doesn't disrupt students during data collection

• It allows students to work in cooperative groups

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental of active observation?

• Tracking progress and giving immediate feedback to each student

• Giving feedback only after you collect exit tickets

• Observing student behavior and engagement

• Adjusting teaching methods based on observations

What is the purpose of the "Show Me" strategy?

• To show students are good at listening and note-taking

• To show thumbs-up if you understand or thumbs-down if you don't understand

• To avoid using hand signals or whiteboards

• To have students actively present visual evidence of their understanding

What is the main goal of Affirmative Checking?

• To check student homework for completion

• To standardized the format of your questions throughout the lesson

• Guage student understanding by asking students for a thumbs-up or thumbs down

• To allow students to gauge their own work and decide when they are ready for teacher evaluation