For more information about post-assessments explore the other ideas for assessment. Be sure to tell students that you just want to have a good sense of what they know so you may better serve their needs. Ideas Expectations for the Instructor. On the first day of class ask students to write down everything they know about the subject and list everything they expect you to teach them. Some subjects, such as math and science, led themselves to more formal pre-assessments such as exams.
Students complete the same exam on day one as on the last day to see how they have improved.
A more formal pre-assessment will demosntrate for the instrucotr what objectives the students already know and where the student should begin. Drawing a picture. This works well with young students. On the first day of class have students draw what they already know about subject. Then have them talk about it with someone sitting nearby.