Contributor Ryan Schaaf, Assistant Professor of Technology, University of Maryland, Notre Dame
The classroom was packed with students who were packing their bags after teaching classes.
Your mind will turn to the key questions: Do my students understand? Are there any concepts or skills they’re still unsure about? Do students misunderstand the content? Do you need to review anything tomorrow?
These are questions that reflective educators ponder. These problems can be solved immediately by using **Exit Ticket**. Exit tickets are a simple, quick, and insightful method of **formative assessment** used at the end of a course. They require learners to answer some questions or perform tasks based on content explored in class.
Exit ticket formats vary. You can use multiple choice, short written answers, matches, or polls. Exit tickets must be short, concise, and allow learners to review the skills explored. They are also ideal for moving on to the next lesson and are often used to activate previous knowledge as soon as students enroll.
In the era of digital learning, exit vouchers are no longer limited to paper documents. Many digital tools are available to collect this valuable performance data instantly.
These tools go beyond simple essay collection to provide you with real-time student data or easy-to-analyse reports to simplify your teaching decisions.
