creating their own study guide
Before I start a new topic I have the students answer the bullet points on the overview page and write down the page number where they found their answers. This will ensure that they have opened their books and the page reference is a good study guide.
Hi Ted, Thanks for sharing a good idea to get students preparing for class! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
I do something similar: for every subject in my class, I create a quiz that, once completed and graded, will be a study guide for the test. They are allowed to use their notes and book on this quiz. It contains a mixture of simple fill-in-the-blank questions and harder analytic questions in which the students must read a realistic scenario and then write a brief essay explaining how the concepts they've learned apply to the scenario.
Hi Edward, Thanks for your post to the forum. I also have my students use their reviewed quizzes as study guides for their exams. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
I agree, I teach Critical Thinking. Every chapter, I have a study guide which contains a list of terms and chapter highlights in question form. On exam day, students take their exam followed by a break. The remainder of the class time the students are allowed to complete the study guide for the next chapter. I return at the end of class and stamp their completed study guides. Study guide sheets with the correct stamp on them are turned in on exam day & stapled to the back of the exam for 5-10 extra credit points. This procedure seems to work well...It gets the student into the chapter before I lecture...which facilitates greater student particpation & better class discussions.
Hi Leigh, Thanks for sharing an excellent idea! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
new to the instructor field the is most helpful to me to get thou to my students. what would you suggest be a good short maybe 10-15 questions?
Hi Teresa, Welcome to life as an Instructor! If you mean a short quiz, I recommend under 20 questions. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
