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| Contentid | 12169 |
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| Title | Checking Student Comprehension |
| Body | Ohio Foreign Language Association listserv users recently shared ideas for checking student comprehension. Here are two of them: --- I use polled frequently in class. You can pose a question to the class and then they use their cell phones to text in answers. It has a multiple choice option as well as open ended questions (you have to be careful though because some students will send inappropriate answers.). The multiple choice option appears as a bar graph showing how many students chose each option. It is a great way to check comprehension and the students love to use their cell phones in class. Shankle, L. Re: [OFLA] Ways for checking student comprehension. OFLA listserv (OFLA@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU, 29 Nov 2010). --- I would ask if you are checking comprehension of target language sentences or other language-related information. One way that I use to check student comprehension of TL sentences is to ask students in the TL: Do you understand?/ ¿Comprenden ustedes? Then I say: Show me. Students have 3 choices for a thumb signal (up, down or sideways) to indicate their level of comprehension. It works best if they respond with hand signals only-- NO verbal--for a quick, whole class check. This frees you up to quickly scan the classroom and make your next informed move. Works pretty well, but I try to use it only when necessary to avoid the students tiring of it quickly. Re: [OFLA] Ways for checking student comprehension. OFLA listserv (OFLA@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU, 29 Nov 2010). |
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