Providing students with early and frequent feedback on multiple performances spreads the assessment to several graded assignments and tests and allays student anxiety. Here are some examples of how to apply feedback mechanisms to a variety of assessments.
Minute papers are a quick one-minute check on knowledge, or a test of a skill. Minute papers can be used to assess concept knowledge, ability to solve problems, or simply to demonstrate ability to find and report information. RIT Professor Paul Craig uses minute papers to have students report what they are learning and to find out where they are encountering problems. By requiring this regular feedback and expecting questions from all students (not just those bold enough to ask), he is preventing confusion from impeding learning, and causing students to reflect on their own learning process.