An action without a check is a guess. Ten minutes of warm-ups do not need a test.
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A check is the size of the action.
A check is the size of the action.
Check Time Best for
Check Time Best for
Same two items again About 5 min The cleanest comparison
Exit ticket on the target About 5 min New items, same idea
Three student conversations About 10 min Misconceptions
A new Focused IAB A class period Rarely needed
Then make the call: keep, adjust, or drop. Not checking is the only bad answer.
SEE IT IN ACTION
Three weeks later
Three weeks later
What she measured November Three weeks later
What she measured November Three weeks later
Item 2 correct 42% 75%
Item 2 chose 5/16 46% 13%
Item 4 correct 33% 63%
Item 4 chose "Ben" 50% 25%
Keep, then stop, for the whole class. Adjust for Students 15 and 22, who still chose B on both. Same items again is more evidence, not a measured gain.
TRY IT IN 10 MINUTES
Run your check
Run your check
Pull the two items that started your plan.
Give them, or run three conversations.
Compare. Look at the wrong answers, not just the score.
Ask the three questions.
AMake the call in one stentence.
Frames and Templates
Three questions, one sentence
Three questions, one sentence
What changed?
What did not change?
What can this evidence not tell me?
I did ___ for ___ minutes.
On the check, ___.
So I wil ___.
COMMON TRAPS
What trips people up
What trips people up
A check bigger than the response
Most checks take less than ten minutes.
A second test as proof
Same items can overstate it. Add one new item.
Small group percentages
In a group of three, one student is 33 points.
Testing season
Check before your window. The summative arrives in August.
WATCH IT
Tools
Tools
Interim Assessment Viewing System
Review interims to understand content and item types before assigning.
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