ABSTRACT
An exit card is a tool used by teachers to gather data about student learning. Generally, exit cards are used to gather formative data that a teacher can then use to plan the next step. The exit card is provided to students at the end of a lesson, and the teacher collects the cards as students either exit the classroom or exit one activity before going on to the next in the same classroom. Exit cards are an important data-gathering tool for formative assessment in the differentiated classroom. The teacher collects the completed exit cards and sorts the cards into piles based on the students' responses. There may be a group of students who clearly understand the ideas presented in the lesson and another group of students who clearly have gaps in their knowledge.
