Ever wonder whether the students in your class have a real grasp of the subject matter? Need a free and easy way to tap into their "prior knowledge?" Consider using SurveyMonkey or one of the myriad internet polling sites available to you.
For teachers on a budget, here is a free and easy to use assessment tool for your classroom.
1. Go to SurveyMonkey and open a free account.
2. Create a survey based on whatever subject matter you want to sample to see what the class does or does not know.
3. Email the survey link to your students and ask them to "take the survey."
4. Review the survey results in class together (SurveyMonkey totals them for you automatically) and see what the majority or minority of students are thinking. I've done this in class before, and the conversations are quite animated. Because this is not a test, students are more willing to listen and exchange ideas as they try to remember whether or not they actually "voted" for the best answer.
See this link to take a simple, 5 question geometry quiz as an example of how this might look.
Geometry Knowledge Survey Example
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- Bruce Lemoine
- Mr. Lemoine has been an educator for 30 years. He works with students, faculty and parents at a leading independent school in Connecticut.
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