1. Categorizing Grid • Students given a grid containing 2-3 important categories along with scrambled list of terms that belong in one or the other of the categories • Students are given limited time to sort the terms into the correct categories on the grid • Allows instructors to see quickly if students understand “what goes with what” • Helps students to identify and make explicit the rules they use to categorize information in their memories Angelo, T.A., & Cross, K. P. (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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3. Muddiest Point • Simple and efficient • High information return for low investment of time and energy • “What was the muddiest point in _____?” • Well suited to large, lower-division classrooms Angelo, T.A., & Cross, K. P. (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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