Using Exit slip to assess

everyday lessons in an EFL class

Prepared by:
Afroza Akhter Tina, Senior Lecturer
Department of English
Daffodil International University
E-mail: tinaju4@gmail.com
 What is Exit Ticket/Slip?
Exit slips are a convenient classroom
management device you can use to measure
student learning.
Why use exit slips?
 How to use exit slips
1.At the end of your lesson ask students to respond to a question or prompt. Note: There are three categories of exit slips
(Fisher & Frey, 2004):
1.Prompts that document learning:
— Example: Write one thing you learned today.
— Example: Discuss how today's lesson could be used in the real world.
2.
Prompts that emphasize the process of learning:
— Example: I didn't understand…
— Example: Write one question you have about today's lesson.
3.
Prompts to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction:
— Example: Did you enjoy working in small groups today?
4.
Other exit prompts include:
— I would like to learn more about…
— Please explain more about…
— The thing that surprised me the most today was…
— I wish…
2.You may state the prompt orally to your students or project it visually on an overhead or blackboard.
3.You may want to distribute 3 x 5 cards for students to write down their responses.
4.Review the exit slips to determine how you may need to alter your instruction to better meet the needs of all your students.
5.Collect the exit slips as a part of an assessment portfolio for each student.
Where does the idea come from?

An American E-Teacher course

Content area exit slip examples

• Write one thing you learned today

• Write one question you have about today's lesson
• Write three words with the long "o" sound
• Why are the North and South Pole so cold?
• Explain why Canada is not considered a melting pot
• Draw a quick diagram that shows perspective
• Of the 3 graphs we studied today which one did you find most useful? Why?
• Name one positive and one negative thing that happened during group work
today
Differentiated instruction

• For second language learners, students of varying reading skill,

students with learning disabilities, and younger learners
• Have a variety of exit slips and differentiate which students get which
ones
• Allow students to work on their exit slips in pairs or small groups
• Allow students to verbally express the information
Task
 Questions on exit slips

1. What is the one thing that you learned from the presentation
today?

2. Will you be able to comprehend the ideas and present the topic in
your EFL class?
 Teacher task: Analyzing the feedback
• To differentiate interventions for students; students who scored well
may need to do only a small amount of work before tomorrow, while
students who struggle with the exit slip task may be asked to
complete more work in preparation for the next class.
• To divide students into groups based on their understanding, and
have each group complete a task specific to what they understood
from the previous day
• To realize the gaps in my instruction that need to be revisited
tomorrow.
• Maintaining portfolio to observe the gradual development
Variations
• Verbal Exit Ticket

• Have students line up at the end of class while you stand at the door.
As they reach the door, students must share an idea or concept they
learned with you. Each student must give a different answer. As
students stand in line, they can discuss different possible answers
before they reach you.
 What is Closure?
Closure is the activity that ends a lesson and creates a lasting impression, a phenomenon that Colorado
State University professor Rod Lucero calls the recency effect.

Teachers use closure to:

• Check for understanding and inform subsequent instruction
• Emphasize key information
• Tie up loose ends
• Correct misunderstandings
Students find closure helpful for:
• Summarizing, reviewing, and demonstrating their understanding of major points
• Consolidating and internalizing key information
• Linking lesson ideas to a conceptual framework and/or previously-learned knowledge
• Transferring ideas to new situations

Like contracting your bicep at the top of a dumbbell curl, closure squeezes an extra oomph into a lesson.
See my favorite closure strategies below!
 A time of Reflection

Teacher: Reflection for us on how well we conducted instructional time

Student: Reflection for students on how well they understood the

objectives of today’s lesson.
Thank you