One thing I like to do in class is end with a short assignment to see how well students understand the material from that section. There are a couple of short quizzes that are available in the 4th edition of my combined elementary & intermediate algebra textbook.

First, in the Video Notebook (located for students inside MyMathLab) each section of the notebook ends with a 5-question self-assessment quiz that works really well for this purpose. I selected 5 problems that I feel cover the important concepts from that section. If you have access to a computer projector you can easily display the problems on the screen, but you can also write them on the board. Depending on the amount of time I have at the end of class I might ask students to volunteer to share their solutions on the board or I might simply write down the correct answers. Other times I collect them and grade them by hand.

Another similar 5-question quiz can be found in the Instructor Resource Manual, which is located inside of MyMathLab under “Instructor Resources.” These 5 questions are different that the questions mentioned above, but they can be used in the same fashion.

These quizzes are similar to the 5-question “Reflect Quizzes” that are built in to MyMathLab which are assignable & associated with a personalized homework assignment.

If you have any questions about these ideas, either leave a comment or reach out to me through the Twitter, Facebook, or Email links at the top of the blog – George