Pop Quizzes
While most students dread pop quizzes, I truly believe that they are a fair way to test the students on their assignments they have to complete at home and their studying outside of class. Pop quizzes are also an effective way of recording progress of students and a way for a teacher to reach out to struggling students.
Most students groan when they hear they are going to be given a pop quiz, but they often do not realize that pop quizzes are one of the best and most honest ways for tabs to be kept on their learning. Students have no way of prepping for a pop quiz if it is truly a pop quiz- this makes it so the pop quiz represents what the students have actually learned. When a student doesn't read the required pages or brush …show more content…
While a student may brush off one or two bad pop quiz grades, most students will ultimately change their study habits in order to save their grade. Students may actually read the required assignments, study post-lecture and truly learn the material covered in their classes.
While pop quizzes have many benefits to the students, they can also be of benefit for the teachers administering them. Pop quizzes will keep students guessing about which classes they need to attend- missing any class could put them in jeopardy of a zero on a pop quiz. While one zero on a pop quiz may not change their overall grade much, multiple zeros can cause students to struggle with their grade and eventually fall behind.
While missing a pop quiz and receiving a zero may be incentive enough for students to miss class, some students will notice that paying attention in their classes will help them ace their pop quizzes. When the students pay attention in class, they will be able to absorb more information and will be more engaged in classroom discussions. By keeping students coming to class and paying attention, teachers will see a major improvement in their students' learning and overall
Most students groan when they hear they are going to be given a pop quiz, but they often do not realize that pop quizzes are one of the best and most honest ways for tabs to be kept on their learning. Students have no way of prepping for a pop quiz if it is truly a pop quiz- this makes it so the pop quiz represents what the students have actually learned. When a student doesn't read the required pages or brush …show more content…
While a student may brush off one or two bad pop quiz grades, most students will ultimately change their study habits in order to save their grade. Students may actually read the required assignments, study post-lecture and truly learn the material covered in their classes.
While pop quizzes have many benefits to the students, they can also be of benefit for the teachers administering them. Pop quizzes will keep students guessing about which classes they need to attend- missing any class could put them in jeopardy of a zero on a pop quiz. While one zero on a pop quiz may not change their overall grade much, multiple zeros can cause students to struggle with their grade and eventually fall behind.
While missing a pop quiz and receiving a zero may be incentive enough for students to miss class, some students will notice that paying attention in their classes will help them ace their pop quizzes. When the students pay attention in class, they will be able to absorb more information and will be more engaged in classroom discussions. By keeping students coming to class and paying attention, teachers will see a major improvement in their students' learning and overall