Title: Muddiest Point
Author: Kate Deibel
Date: March 29, 2004
Technique: Muddiest Point
Before Class Preparation Time: LOW
Class Completion Time: LOW
In-Class Analysis Time: MEDIUM
Out-Of-Class Analysis Time: LOW
Assessment Goals:
- Develop ability to synthesize and integrate information and ideas
- Improve skill at paying attention
- Improve listening skills
- Learn terms and facts of this subject
- Learn concepts and theories in this subject
Topics:
Purpose:
This activity allows instructors to collect written feedback about what students are not understanding in lecture.
Activity:
In the next 2-3 minutes, please write down any thoughts you have on the following question?
What topics from today's lecture are still muddy / unclear?
Solution:
Not applicable
Instructor Responses:
- Lecture
- Next Day Summary
- Class Discussion
Response Analysis:
Quickly read through the responses while forming rough categories in your mind. Go back through the responses and place them into seperate piles that fit in with these categories, plus one ET CETERA pile for anything that doesn't fit. It is wise to limit the amount of piles to a small number.
Look at each category in turn and determine if and how you should respond to the confusions in each pile.
Variant Uses of Activity:
- After collecting the responses, the instructor can quickly read the points to see if they make sense in the context of the daily lecture. The instructor should address the questions raised by the students to facilitate discussion.
- This technique need not be used at the conclusion of a single topic, but could be used at an appropriate time in the middle of a confusing topic. Experience with teaching CSE1 shows that functions and C pointer parameters are difficult concepts for students to learn.
Device-Enabled: Could be Enabled
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