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See what your class didn't get with weekly exit tickets
A short anonymous end-of-lesson check each week, and a summary of the common misconceptions to tackle next lesson.
When to use it
End of a key lesson each week, reviewed the same evening
Step by step
Create an anonymous exit ticket form
In Google Forms or Microsoft Forms, add three questions: one question on today's topic, 'What are you still unsure about?' and a confidence scale from 1 to 5. Turn off name and email collection.
Link answers to a sheet
Connect the form to a Google Sheet and add a column for the topic, so you can compare weeks.
Set a weekly reminder
Add a recurring Google Calendar or Outlook event for your chosen lesson with a note to update the question and share the link or QR code.
Summarise the answers
Copy that day's anonymous answers into your AI assistant with this prompt.
Prompt to copyThese are anonymous exit-ticket answers from a [year group] [subject] lesson on [topic]. The check question was: [question]. The correct answer is: [answer]. 1) Estimate how many got it right, partly right and wrong. 2) Group the wrong answers and 'still unsure' comments into misconceptions, with a count and one example each. 3) Give the average confidence score. 4) Suggest a 10-minute starter for next lesson that tackles the top two misconceptions. 5) Suggest one extension for pupils who are secure.Track it over time
Paste the summary into a 'Weekly notes' tab in the sheet so you can spot topics that need revisiting before assessments.
What you get
Right: 18, partly: 6, wrong: 5. Top misconception: thinks a bigger denominator means a bigger fraction (7 answers). Average confidence: 3.2. Starter: compare 1/3 and 1/8 using paper strips, then 'Which pizza slice would you rather have?'
Tips
- Keep the form anonymous so no pupil data goes into the AI tool, and check your school allows the form tool.
- Answers stay useful only if the question checks the single most important idea of the lesson.