A GUIDE TO USING EXIT TICKETS IN THE CLASSROOM

In this guide, I will provide you with an easy to understand breakdown of using exit tickets in your classroom, ideal for teenagers aged 11-18 but that can be also be relevant for a wide range of age groups and abilities.
If you have any questions and would like to know more, please do not hesitate to email me at [email protected].

WHAT  ARE  EXIT  TICKETS?

Exit tickets are mini assessment tasks that you can set for your students at the end of a lesson or activity to check for understanding. 

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• They can be used to check understanding on a topic you are teaching or to see the level of understanding of your lesson objective.
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• Your students can reflect on a skill such as team work or independent learning.
  
  
• Exit tickets come come in a variety of forms and there is no "one way". They can be printable, digital or even physical activities.
  
  
• Exits can be formative or summative assessments.
  
  
• They can be assessed in a variety of ways such as peer, individual or teacher assessed.
  
  
• Exit tickets help with assessment for learning so students can develop the ability to self assess, make judgments on their performance and set goals to improve.

WHY  SHOULD  YOU  USE  EXIT  TICKETS  IN  YOUR  CLASSROOM:

Exit tickets are a fantastic tool to keep in your teaching arsenal, and as there is no one way, it can enable you as an educator to get really creative and engage your students while still assessing their understanding to your lesson. Here are some of the main benefits to using exit tickets:

• You can quickly and easily check understanding of topic or skill that you are teaching.
  
  
• The information you receive from exit tickets can help build the foundation for your next lesson. If you found many of your students didn't quite grasp a concept, you can use this as an opportunity to go over content again.
  
  
• They are effective at encouraging your students to self-assess and self-reflect on their own learning, rather than simply being issued test scores and having results "imposed" upon them.
  
  
• They are an excellent way of recording evidence of progress in your lesson and over a period of time.
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• Many of the printable exit tickets are beautifully designed and so look fantastic up on bulletin boards as a way of decorating the classroom but also celebrating students' work and success.
  
  
• It encourages students to take a greater responsibility for their learning as they are having to self-analyse and reflect on what they need to work on to improve rather than simply being told.
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• Students are more likely to learn from mistakes, identify their strengths and weaknesses and set targets to improve if they are self-assessing.
  
  
• Exit tickets provide a better understanding of assessment expectations and offer students opportunities to work towards improving their own performance.
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• The self / peer assessment and Google form format of an exit ticket provides immediate feedback which is more likely to reinforce learning while the content is fresh in their mind.
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• There are so many ways to issue exit tickets (see below) which means assessment becomes engaging, fun and more effective.

IDEAS  FOR  USING  EXIT  TICKETS  IN  YOUR  CLASSROOM:

Exit Tickets are very easy to implement in the classroom - you can use printable resources, a projector, a mini whiteboard, sticky notes or even a show of hands! Here are some practical ideas that you can use in your classroom today! Here are a variety of resources and ideas that will work for all subjects and are easy to adopt into your classroom.

These printables are perfect if you want to keep a record of student responses and assessment, plus they look fantastic up on display!

These ideas are great for quick, temporary self-assessment checks and can be replaced every lesson. Most of thee make use of sticky notes and categorising students responses in one collective space in your room so you can have a quick overview of understanding. Check these great ideas out below and be sure to look through my Exit Tickets Pinterest board for even more and to find the sources:
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RELATED  BLOG  POSTS  ABOUT  EXIT  TICKETS:

I blog regularly about practical ideas for incorporating Exit Tickets into your classroom. Here is a growing collection you can always refer to:

Blog posts:

• Test students' learning with social media exit tickets
• Check student understanding in an energetic and kinesthetic way
• 4 reasons why teachers should be using self-assessment in the classroom
• Ideas for evidencing progress over time in your lessons; why you shouldn't throw away exit tickets!

Find more free ideas and inspiration on my Pinterest board:

WHERE  CAN  YOU  FIND  MORE  INFORMATION  ON  EXIT  TICKETS?

If you want to learn more about Exit Tickets from other professionals all around the world, here's a growing list of some of my favourite links and sources of information:
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• Exit Tickets: Checking for Understanding [Edutopia.org]​
• Formative Assessment: Revisiting The Exit Ticket [NWEA.org]
• Exit Ticket Strategy Guide [ReadWriteThink.org]
• ​Exit Tickets: Management in the Active Classroom [ElEducation.org]​

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