What Is Exit Ticket?
A brief formative assessment given at the end of a lesson where students respond to a question or prompt to demonstrate understanding before leaving class.
An exit ticket (also called an exit slip) is a quick, low-stakes formative assessment given in the last 2-5 minutes of a lesson. Students respond to a question or prompt that targets the day's learning objective, and their responses inform the teacher's next instructional moves.
Exit tickets can take many forms: a single question, a brief written response, a problem to solve, a rating of understanding, or a reflection prompt. The key is that they're quick, focused on the objective, and collected by the teacher for review.
The power of exit tickets is in what the teacher does with them. Sorting responses into 'got it,' 'almost,' and 'not yet' piles takes 5-10 minutes and gives the teacher clear data for planning the next day's instruction — who needs reteaching, who's ready to move on, and what misconceptions need to be addressed.
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Formative Assessment
Ongoing, low-stakes assessments used during instruction to monitor student learning and adjust teaching in real time.
Think-Pair-Share
A cooperative learning strategy where students think about a question individually, discuss with a partner, then share with the whole class.
Learning Objective
A clear, measurable statement of what students should know or be able to do by the end of a lesson, using specific action verbs.
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