EOTP-Checking for Student Understanding in Online Learning

Rationale

Research shows that active student participation in continuous assessment and effective questioning practices reinforce student learning, increase student motivation, and provide instructors with valuable feedback on the effectiveness of their instruction (Angelo & Cross, 1993; Nilson, 2010).

Practices

Plan questions to uncover misunderstandings and address challenging concepts
Use wait time
Call on both volunteers and nonvolunteers
Prompt students to clarify, expand, and support their responses
Use quizzes as formative assessments
Use informal, continuous checks for understandings (One-Minute Thread, Muddiest Point, use chat strategically)
Create a student Q & A forum
Respond publicly to FAQs

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EOTP-Checking for Student Understanding in Online Learning

Rationale

Practices

Plan questions to uncover misunderstandings and address challenging concepts

Use wait time

Call on both volunteers and nonvolunteers

Prompt students to clarify, expand, and support their responses

Use quizzes as formative assessments

Use informal, continuous checks for understandings (One-Minute Thread, Muddiest Point, use chat strategically)

Create a student Q & A forum

Respond publicly to FAQs