Six Simple Techniques for Assessing Students’ Prior Knowledge, Recall and Understanding

Target Audience: Faculty and others responsible for student learning. This workshop is based on the work of Angelo and Cross (1993) in Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Instructors.

Workshop Objectives: After this workshop, participants will be able to do the following:

• Identify common techniques for assessing prior knowledge

• Incorporate classroom assessment feedback to improve teaching and learning