CATs tool matrix

The following is a matrix of classroom assessment techniques (CATs). Click on a table heading to sort CATs by the information you are interested in. Clicking on a title will give you information about that technique including a description, suggestions or tips about that technique, plus a list of goals that this CAT will help accomplish.

Title	Preparation	Response	Analysis
Focused Listing	low	low	low
Minute Paper	low	low	low
Muddiest Point	low	low	low
Categorizing Grid	low	low	low
Pro and Con Grid	low	low	low to medium
One-Sentence Summary	low	medium	medium
Approximate Analogies	low	low	medium
Documented problem solutions	low	medium	medium to high
Applications Cards	low	low to medium	low to medium
Profiles of Admirable Individuals	low	high	high
Punctuated Lectures	low	low	low
Chain Notes	low	low	low
Electronic Mail Feedback	low	low	low to medium
Reading Rating Sheets	low	low	low
Assignment Assessments	low	low	low to medium
Exam Evaluations	low	low to medium	medium
RSQC2 (Recall, Summarize, Question, Comment, and Connect)	low	low to medium	medium
Directed paraphrasing	low	medium	medium
Word Journal	low to medium	medium to high	medium to high
Classroom Opinion Polls	low to medium	low	low
Background Knowledge Probe	medium	low	medium
Misconception/Preconception Check	medium	low	medium
Empty Outlines	medium	low	medium
Memory Matrix	medium	low	medium
Defining Features Matrix	medium	low	low
Concept Maps	medium	medium	medium to high
Annotated Portfolios	medium	high	high
Problem Recognition Tasks	medium	low	low
What's the Principle?	medium	low	low
Student-Generated Test Questions	medium	medium to high	medium to high
Paper or Project Prospectus	medium	high	high
Double-Entry Journals	medium	high	high
Everyday Ethical Dilemmas	medium	medium	high
Course-Related Self-Confidence Surveys	medium	low	low
Focused Autobiographical Sketches	medium	high	medium to high
Goal Ranking and Matching	medium	low	low to medium
Process Analysis	medium	high	high
Diagnostic Learning Logs	medium	high	high
Teacher-Designed Feedback Forms	medium	low	low to medium
Group Instructional Feedback Technique	medium	medium	medium to high
Group-work Evaluation	medium	low	low
Interest/Knowledge/Skills Checklists	medium	low	low to medium
Productive Study-Time Logs	medium	medium to high	high
Content, form and function outlines	medium	high	high
Invented Dialogues	medium to high	high	high
Human Tableau or Class Modeling	medium to high	high	high
Self-Assessment of Ways of Learning	medium to high	low to medium	low to medium
Analytic Memos	high	high	high
Classroom Assessment Quality Circles	high	high	medium to high
Audio- and Videotaped Protocols	high	high	high