WorksheetsParticipation & Explanation Quizzes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 24mins
In a participation quiz, a teacher should look for
Listening for the leader speaking often
Leaning in and working in the middle of the table
Each team member contributing
Team members working on different problems
True or False, teachers should write corrections down as feedback to be displayed after a participation quiz.
(a)
Which of these phrase do you think would be considered "good" during a participation quiz?
"Are we ready to move on?"
"Josiah is working on number two, so I will start number three"
"Did you go to the football game yesterday?"
What concerns do you have about using participation quizzes?
An explanation quiz involves...
(Choose all that apply)
members working together
teacher calling on a team and a high-status student answering
high-stake grading
students calling on the teacher when they are ready to answer
What should you do if a student cannot explain their reasoning?
Call on another student from that team
Deduct points from the team
Give the team time to reassess and redo
Tasks should be
Easy enough that team work is not needed
Open-ended
Conceptually challenging
True or False, students are more likely to take avoid taking risks if they feel they are part of a collaborative community
(a)
What are some norms you would set in your own classroom?
Do you think participation quizzes and explanation quizzes should be graded?
Would you use these quizzes as a formative or summative assessment?
(a) student in a team needs to understand and be able to explain the teams solution path.
On a scale from 1-5, how likely are you to include participation and explanation quizzes in your classroom?
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During an explanation quiz, another team member interrupts the student who is speaking, what would you say to that student?
What concerns do you have about explanation quizzes?
