Nora has a Master's degree in teaching, and has taught a variety of elementary grades.
At the end of a lesson, giving your students a short and simple problem to solve is a great way to make sure that they understood the material. As you collect your exit tickets, you can check for understanding. If some of your students seem to still be confused, you can reteach the concept or schedule time to check in with individual students.
When you assign exit tickets, plan for the students to have 2-3 minutes to complete the exit ticket. You want this to be short and quick so that you're not using up valuable class time.
Solving equations is an essential part of learning algebra. When creating an exit ticket, you'll want to consider what specific skill you are looking to assess. Do you want to make sure they can combine like terms? Then make sure that skill is needed to solve the equation. Do you want to make sure that students can solve an equation that requires multiple steps? If so, you'll need to make sure that your equation requires multiple steps.
Use these exit tickets to assess your students:
Solve this equation.
x-3 = 24
Solve this equation.
2x+4=30
Solve this equation.
x-10=40
Graphing linear equations is undoubtedly something that you will focus on in an algebra class. As you teach this concept, having students complete exit tickets is a helpful way of knowing what they understand and which areas they need additional support.
Use these exit tickets to assess your students:
Graph this linear equation.
y=2x+1
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Graph this linear equation.
y=6x-2
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Graph this linear equation.
4x=6
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As a major cornerstone of any algebra class, you'll want to assess your students' understanding of quadratic equations. Since this can be a lengthy process, you might start by having students work on smaller aspects of the process before they start solving equations.
Use these exit tickets to assess your students:
What is the standard form of the quadratic equation?
*Answer:
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Which are the known values of the quadratic equation?
In the following equation, what are the values of a, b, and c?
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What is the quadratic formula?
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Solving algebraic equations requires your students to understand the order of operations. They need to know that they start by solving anything in parentheses and then exponents. Then you multiply or divide and finally add or subtract. What will happen if they do this in the wrong order? Your students will end up with the wrong answer! You might try having your students explain how to do the problems, so they are really remembering the process.
Use these exit tickets to assess your students:
What is the order of operations?
Looking at the following problem, which part should you start to solve first?
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Solve the following problem using the order of operations.
24 / 6 x 3 / 2
Solve the following problem using the order of operations.
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