Tech-Enhanced Assessments

Reflections

Assessments are one of the most important parts of education. We put so much into making sure we have the best lessons, clear & concise objectives, Bloom's Taxtonomy, but the only way we can be sure if all of that reaches the learners is through assessment.

There's so many different ways to assess learners, but the normal tried & true pen and paper formative & summative assessment style is what most districts require. While most times we can't get away with new, innovative ways, there's a lot of things we can do with technology that refreshes assessment. One of which I chose as my tool for this preseantation, Google Forms.

Google Forms allows you to do so many unique things that you just can't do with pen and paper. Instant, real-time feedback is almost always begged for from leaners when I'm grading their responses after they've hit submit. 

The data that you have in your hands after an assessment on Google Forms is astounding! You can see what answer was most commonly selected on multiple choice questions, allowing you to see the thinking of the majority of your learners, something that is invaluable when checking for their understanding.