The Three Minute Test - In 3 minutes on class day 1, learn a lot about your students and they'll learn a valuable lesson that will help them succeed in your class.

1. Christopher J.Winkler
Rowan University
TheThree MinuteTest
BEA IGNITE

2. The Three Minute Test
a modified “exam” designed to yield
both a valuable lesson for your students
AND
preliminary data about your students
Presented by Christopher J. Winkler, Rowan University
For BEA IGNITE 2019

3. This is a DAY ONE “Comprehension Test”
• Physical paper handout,
facedown to all students/attendees
• It’s important, so
“be sure to read the directions”
• You will have THREE MINUTES.
• Flip it over… and GO!

4. The test is now in progress…
• Questions about…
• Discipline interests
• Communication methods
• Software/hardware
proficiencies
• Reading & following
directions

5. The test is now in progress…
YOU HAVE
ONE MINUTE
REMAINING!

6. DONE-ish
TIME IS UP!
Did you finish?
Did you
READ EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU DID
ANYTHING as indicated in #1?
Check out #15.

7. RESULTS!
Collect ALL tests, whether finished or not.
Numerous ODD questions – completed by most or everyone at
least halfway through the test, yield results that can be analyzed
quickly to see how your students responded to various simple
inquiries. Modify questions to suit your needs.
FOR EXAMPLE: Fall 2018, I learned on day one - in 3 minutes:
• Roughly 1/3 of my students had experience with Photoshop
• 60% of students were interested in “Film”, 30% “TV”, 10%
“Radio”
• Roughly 2/3 of my students didn’t do #1 (read everything
before you do anything). STUDENT LESSON ACHIEVED! That
ratio improved significantly as the semester progressed!

8. THANK YOU, THIS WAS ONLY A TEST!