"Clear your desks and take out a No. 2 pencil!" You can probably hear the groans and imagine the dread coming from your students as you announce the quiz you are about to distribute. Assessing students is important work as it helps to inform instruction, but believe it or not, formative assessment can be fun, especially when you make it a game. There are dozens of digital tools you can use to assess what your students have learned, most of which will provide you with timely data. Some of my favorites are listed below.
Kahoot!
Kahoot is a Web-based platform for delivering formative assessments that engage students by making a competitive game out of a teacher's assessment questions. Students are awarded points for speed and accuracy. Teachers can create an assessment at
Kahoot.com Students can enter the PIN for the teacher's assessment at
Kahoot.it. In "Challenge" mode, teachers can assign Kahoots! for homework and students can play Kahoot! on a mobile device.
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Quizizz
Similar to Kahoot!,
Quizizz allows teachers to create game-based quizzes that reward students for speed and accuracy. Unlike Kahoot!, Quizizz offers a student-paced "homework" mode that works on a computer or any device. Visit
Quizizz.com to learn more.
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Quizlet
Quizlet allows teachers to create and share their own study sets (think flashcards) or search for sets already made by other Quizlet users. Students can turn a teacher's study set into flashcards, games, and quizzes. For whole-group instruction, teachers can use
Quizlet Live turns their study sets into a collaborative game. Students must work together to provide a correct answer as each student does NOT have the same answer choices.
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