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15 quick assessment ideas for teachers
A quick assessment should answer a narrow question: what does the class understand right now, and what should I do next? These ideas range from 30-second polls to five-minute explanations.
Ideas to try
One-question live poll
Hinge question
Confidence + reason
Worked example completion
Find the error
Predict the result
Mini retrieval grid
Explain in one sentence
Choose the best evidence
Example / non-example
Traffic-light readiness
Peer-check then revote
One-minute exit ticket
Most confusing point
Next lesson priority poll
Turn one prompt into a 60-second class check
Choose the prompt that best matches your next instructional decision, reduce it to two to four clear answer choices, and run it as a short anonymous class poll.
TRY 60SEC CLASSROOM