What Is An Exit Ticket?

“Ticket to leave” (or “exit ticket”) is

an ideal way to end a class

. It can serve a number of purposes: provide feedback to the teacher about the class; require the student to do some synthesis of the day’s content; challenge the student with a question requiring some application of what was learned in the lesson.

What are some examples of exit tickets?

• What is one thing you’d like me to explain more clearly?
• What was the most important thing you learned in today’s class? …
• What is the most difficult question you have about what you learned today?
• How could the knowledge you learned today be used in the real world?

What is the purpose of an exit ticket?

Exit tickets are a

formative assessment tool that give teachers a way to assess how well students understand the material they are learning in class

. This tool can be used daily or weekly, depending on the unit being taught.

How do you use an exit ticket?

1. Create. Decide what you’d like to find out about students’ learning at the end of the lesson. Write a question or pose a problem on the Exit Ticket, or post the question or problem for students to see.
2. Collect. Set a specific amount of time for students to complete the Exit Ticket. …
3. Clarify.

What is an exit ticket in math?

In her book, Mathematical Mindsets, Jo Boaler says, “An exit ticket is

a piece of paper that you give to students at the end of class that asks them to talk about their learning in the class

. Before they leave the room, they complete the ticket and give it to you.

Are exit tickets good?

Exit tickets are

a great way to document student learning

, check for understanding, or emphasize the main points of a lesson. Ending the lesson with a straightforward focus on the objective gives students clear expectations for learning. It is also an informal and low pressure way to gauge student progress.

How are exit tickets different?

Finally, exit tickets can be easily differentiated so that

all students are engaged in the activity

. For example, you can pose a content-based question, but offer a sentence stem for struggling students to guide them in formulating their response.

What should be included in an exit ticket?

1. How well do you do you feel you understood today’s lesson?
2. What was the most important thing you learned in today’s class and why is it important?
3. What are two ways you contributed in class today?

How do you grade an exit ticket?

Students get a score out of

4 points for the duration of the

unit. 4 points if they put in a good effort on >90% of the exit slips for the unit (yes, I eyeball it), 3 points if they put in a good effort for more than 3/4 of the exit slips, etc.

What is another name for an exit ticket?

An exit ticket – also called

exit slip

– is a sheet of paper or, in BookWidgets’ case, a digital widget with questions that each student answers individually at the end of the lesson. The questions can be about the lesson content (what they liked about it, what they remember), or about how they feel after the lesson.

What is exit ticket strategy?

1. Exit Ticket Strategy. The Exit Ticket Strategy is a

commonly used strategy for getting a dipstick measure of where

.

students’ understanding is at the conclusion of a lesson

. Exit tickets can provide a wealth of information in a short period of class time.

What are entry and exit tickets?

Entry/exit tickets refer to

a method of classroom instruction where instructors distribute an index card with a prompt or discussion question on it for students

to answer or reflect upon within a given time frame.

Is an exit ticket formal or informal?

Exit tickets are not a formal assessment. Instead, they are an

informal quick check

that assesses how well a student understands the material they are learning throughout a unit. A well-designed exit ticket can show if a student has a surface level or deep understanding of the material.

What is an exit question?

Exit slips are

written student responses to questions teachers pose at the end of a class or lesson

. These quick, informal assessments enable teachers to quickly assess students’ understanding of the material. When to use: Before reading.

What is a 3 2 1 exit slip?

The 3-2-1 exit ticket strategy is a

specific style of exit ticket that encourages students to reflect on and summarize their learning

, while identifying areas that require more attention. Students are asked to answer three questions.

How do you end a lesson?

1. What have you learned today?
2. Performance correction and feedback.
3. 60 seconds.
4. Write an email.
5. Say goodbye.
6. Tidying up.
7. Sharing with the class.