ENTRANCE TICKETS &

EXIT TICKETSBy Wendy BaumleEDWF 5100 Fall 2015

DEFINITION

•Entrance tickets and exit tickets are a teaching strategy that provides teachers with written information about what the student thinks about the class, or the classroom content under discussion that day.

ENTRANCE TICKETS

•Student uses ticket to get into class•Done prior to the start of class or within the first few minutes•Used to see where students are in their learning, to start off a unit, or to see what they want to learn about a unit

EXIT TICKETS• Index card or piece of paper• Completed during the last

few minutes of the class • Provides feedback about

students’ comprehension of materials• Students allowed to exit the

classroom when they submit an exit ticket to the teacher

HOW TO USE TICKETS IN THE CLASSROOM

• to see if there are any students with major misconceptions

• to sort students into groups for instruction

• to see if the entire class is missing understanding and need retaught

• to check understanding on academic content

• to get a read on student attitudes and comfort levels

Four Uses For Exit TicketsRobert Marzano (2012) shares four uses for exit tickets.

Students: 1.) Rate their current understanding of new learning.2.) Analyze and reflect on their efforts around the learning.3.) Provide feedback to teachers on an instructional strategy.4.) Provide feedback about the materials and teaching.

Reference: Marzano, R. (2012). Art and science of teaching: the many uses of exit slips. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,

70(2), pages 80-81. out

Please click on the image above to watch a YouTube video about exit slips.

PROS OF USING TICKETS

• Checks for student understanding• Guides teacher instruction• Holds students accountable• Keeps students engaged• Allows students to self-assess• Clarifies the main concept of the lesson for students• Allows students to ask questions in a non-threatening way• Assists in organizing small groups based on needReference: Upper Elementary Snapshots. (2015). Eight reasons to use exit tickets in your classroom. Retrieved August 30, 2015 from http://www.upperelementarysnapshots.com/2014/11/eight-reasons-to-use-exit-tickets-in.html#.VeN6VPlViko

CONS OF USING TICKETS•If used by teachers as “morning work” to keep students busy while taking attendance (not the intended purpose of using tickets)•If not linked to course standards and lesson objectives then there is no educational value •Can be time consuming for teachers if not used correctly•Not environmentally “green” if using paper tickets. May want to consider an electronic method of using the tickets or recycling tickets when done with them

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