Ways to Check for Student Understanding

1. Ask students to reflect.
During the last five minutes of class ask students to reflect on the lesson and write down what they’ve learned. Then, ask them to consider how they would apply this concept or skill in a practical setting.

2. Use quizzes.
Give a short quiz at the end of class to check for comprehension.

3. Ask students to summarize.
Have students summarize or paraphrase important concepts and lessons. This can be done orally, visually, or otherwise.

4. Response cards.
Index cards, signs, whiteboards, magnetic boards, or other items are simultaneously held up by all students in class to indicate their response to a question or problem presented by the teacher. Using response devices, the teacher can easily note the responses of individual students while teaching the whole group.

5.Think-pair-share.
Students take a few minutes to think about the question or prompt. Next, they pair with a designated partner to compare thoughts before sharing with the whole class.

6.Journal reflections.
Students write their reflections on a lesson, such as what they learned, what caused them difficulty, strategies they found helpful, or other lesson-related topics. Students can reflect on and process lessons. By reading student journals, teachers can identify class and individual misconceptions and successes.

Nittaya 022 3EN

Sometimes I don't know students are understanding me and i don't know how to check.
So, it is very helpful for me to use in the class for checking their understanding.

Thanakrit 052 3EN

thank you so much . it is very helpful.
Actually, I always use only reflect questions to check their understanding but as I see on your suggestion there are a lot of ways to ask. I really want to try to use different activities to help my student feel more comfortable to answer checking understanding questions.
I will apply it in my class.