The Minute Paper

Short, in-class writing activity; no more than 2-3 min

Students are asked to

• respond to instructor-posed question
• Reflect on the lesson, from that day
• Provide Instructor Feedback

purpose

• assess content understanding
• provide instructional feedback
• promote student reflectio
• increase student-instructor rapport

Example Prompts

• without looking at your notes, what was most memorable about today's class
• What questions remain unanswered about yesterday's topic?

Example Prompts

• What was the most useful idea discussed in today's class?
• would you agree or disagree with this statement...? why?
• What relationship did you see between today's topic and what you have learned in other courses?

Activity

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