Assessment
Quizzes, exams, exit tickets and rubrics, and what their results tell you.
The diagnostic test before a unit: build it in twenty minutes and read it
Eight diagnostic questions before a Grade 6 fractions unit, each catching one misconception, plus a grid that turns answers into first-week groups. Free printable PDF.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Depth of Knowledge: questions at every level from one lesson
Webb's four Depth of Knowledge levels, with 16 questions from one lesson on the area of a rectangle, the common labelling mistake, and printable question stems.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 9 min read
Before you print the exam: twelve checks
Twelve checks to run on an exam paper before you print it, with an annotated test page and a one-line reason for each check. A free one-page printable PDF.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Exit ticket template to print, with questions across subjects
A free printable exit ticket template as a PDF, with exit slip questions you can copy for different subjects and a way to sort the answers before tomorrow's lesson.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 10 min read
Feedback on student work: short phrases that still sound like you
30 short feedback stems for student work, grouped by situation, in a three-part pattern, plus a way to mark 35 books in one sitting. Free printable card.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 8 min read
Eight rules before you print a worksheet
Eight checks to run on a worksheet before you print it, with the same Grade 6 fractions worksheet shown before and after. Free printable checklist, no sign-up.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
The classroom assessment guide: from exit tickets to unit tests
Which assessment tool to use, when, and how long it takes, from the diagnostic test to results analysis: a table, 14 detailed posts and a printable sheet.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 9 min read
The hinge question: one mid-lesson question that decides what comes next
A hinge question is a multiple-choice question where every wrong option reveals one misconception. How to write one, 12 examples in four subjects, and a planner to print.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 9 min read
Analysing test results with a simple table: question difficulty and class gaps
A worked analysis of a 10-question quiz for 30 students, on sample data: percent correct per question, what to reteach, who to group, Excel formulas and a blank grid.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Rubrics students can read: how to write one, with four ready to use
Four ready rubrics — maths problem solving, oral presentation, project and paragraph writing — each with numbered and described levels, plus a blank printable.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 8 min read
The unit test: a table of specifications, marks and a marking scheme
A filled table of specifications for a 30-mark unit test, weights worked out from teaching time, turning it into a paper, and how a marking scheme is built. Blank PDF.
Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 9 min read