Tools for Online Assessment
Tools for Online Assessment
If you create a Google Forms Quiz, you can:
Provide automatic feedback for all student answers
Allow for some questions to be automatically graded
This works for anonymous grading by question, and also batch-grading and feedback depending on how students answered
Scores can be set to import into Google Classroom
The cons for this one--kids can google the answers, and you can't restrict access by date/time.
Great cumulative data for assessments
You can reuse questions easily from past games or quizzes
Many different types of questions
You can open up the test for specific dates and times
You can disable copy and paste, so that students cannot grab your text to google the question or to save the questions to a different doc.
You can put a secret word to restrict access until you reveal that word
You can provide access to specific students
Check out the video on the right side to see how you can save and sort test questions by standard!
The cons for this one--kids have to sign up for a Quia account and add your class code.
Aligning test questions to standards in Quia.webm3. Student-Led Verbal Assessments
3. Student-Led Verbal Assessments
Some teachers have used Flipgrid or Seesaw to have students record their verbal answers to your prompts.
It's easier for you to hear/see if they know the answer versus being able to google it.
You can grade them on a rubric, and Flipgrid has rubrics built in!
Cons: Time; grading might take longer.
4. Teacher-Led Verbal Assessments
4. Teacher-Led Verbal Assessments
In this scenario, the teacher can read the questions to students out loud. Students can answer on a generic Google Form that does not contain the questions, but would still allow for automatic grading and feedback.
This helps to protect the integrity of the test and questions, as students would have to answer after hearing the prompt from you.
It would be difficult to do a Google search for the answer in the time frame given to answer a verbal prompt.
You could use Peardeck for this style of assessment as well, with each question on it's own Google Slide. This may work for more short-answer and essay-based responses.
Cons: You would have to go slow while waiting for all students to make their selections in the form; students may not be able to answer as many questions as a traditional exam.
5. Rotating Days
5. Rotating Days
In the Hybrid scenario, you may choose to schedule 2 days for an assessment. In this scenario, you can protect the integrity of your test by doing a rotation where you test in person and then on the off-day do an activity. The only consideration here is that you would need to provide an alternative assessment for the full time distance learners, but it's easier to grade verbal assessment answers for those kiddos versus your entire student load.
Day 1:
Day 1:
In-person students take the test with you.
Students at home will complete an asynchronous activity. Attendance would still be taken via online check-in.
Distance Learning Only: Half of your distance learners would join you via 1:1 Google Meet. I recommend setting this up in advance (g.co/meet/buckentin1 as an example.)
Each DL student clicks "Present Now" and shares their entire screen with you. You can watch their screen as well as to keep an eye on the student as they take their test. You'd be able to not only see their screen, but their face/eyes as they assess to see if they are googling answers on their phone, etc.
Day 2:
Day 2:
In-person students take the test with you.
Students at home will complete an asynchronous activity. Attendance would still be taken via online check-in.
Distance Learning Only: The other half of your distance learners would take their test via 1:1 Google Meet using the method outlined above.
6. Use an online tool like Quizizz, where questions have time limits.
6. Use an online tool like Quizizz, where questions have time limits.
In Quizizz, you can set time limits by question, which would limit or reduce the amount of time a student has to look up every answer. They would need to know the information before they assess.
You can also utilize this formative method for practice, which helps students to adequately prepare to meet your expectations on an exam.
Scores would be automatically added to Google Classroom, so the feedback is fast.
7. Tools for Automatic Feedback and Grading in Google Classroom
7. Tools for Automatic Feedback and Grading in Google Classroom
Thousands of pre-made quizizz in every subject area and grade level
You can copy a pre-made quiz and then change it to fit your specific needs
Assign a quizizz to students by sharing to your Google Classroom. Student results will automatically show in the grades tab or within the assignment!
Grades update with all subsequent attempts automatically, so you can ask students to take the Quizizz until they get 100%
Google Forms Quiz (but NOT actually a quiz!)
You can take advantage of the automatic grading and feedback feature in Google Forms, even if you are NOT giving a "Quiz."
I converted most of my physical worksheets to Google Forms Quizzes during eLearning and Distance Learning. I did this because I could ensure TIMELY feedback to students, and cut back on my own grading workload by focusing on what I really needed to review, which was the short answer and essay-style questions where I was asking to students to reflect on their learning.
HMS and HHS have purchased this tool this year.
Edpuzzle provides you with a method to ensure that students are watching and completing asynchronous video-based activities that you assign. You can also check for understanding throughout the video, as well as to add your own verbal commentary within the video at points you have chosen. This can help to replicate those moments in class where you may pause a video to explain or check for understanding!
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