Evaluate
The evaluate phase of the learning cycle continues to include formative and summative evaluation of student learning. If teacher truly value the learning cycle and experiments that students conduct in the classroom, then teachers should be sure to include aspects of these investigations on tests. Tests should include questions from the lab and should ask students questions about the laboratory activities. Students should be asked to interpret data from a lab similar the one they completed. Students should also be asked to design experiments as part of their assessment. Formative evaluation should not be limited to a particular phase of the cycle. The cycle should not be linear. Formative evaluation must take place during all interactions with students. The elicit phase is a formative evaluation.