Assessment is the important part of learning. Teachers check their students’ understanding by asking test or questionnaire. There are different types of assessment like online assessment, offline assessment, traditional assessment etc. Every teacher wants to get to know their students better. Teachers want a way to glimpse into a student’s thinking and ability, and this is why they employ a variety of assessment tools in education .
Do you want to enhance your teaching skills by knowing about online or offline assessment tools in education? You must have to face various challenges while making the assessment. The article will help you know more about the assessment tools in education.
Socrative
Socrative.com has been around for a while, but it remains a great online assessment tool for teachers to use in the classroom. In version 2.0 they added some new features, cleaned up a lot of the user interface, and generally made it nicer to use. So, look for the “Go to Socrative 2.0” button on the Socrative homepage, or go directly to b.socrative.com to access the latest version.
Socrative is an online assessment tool with two distinct capabilities. You can create a pre-prepared quiz for your students, or conduct some live “on the fly” questioning with the quick questions. The pre-prepared quiz option lets you build your own assessments with either multiple choice, true/false, or short answer questions. You can add as many as you like, and can include explanations for each question if required.
One nice feature of the quizzes is the ability to add Common Core Curriculum tags to your assessments to help you remember which particular skills you are targeting. This is particularly useful if you are sharing your quiz with another teacher, which you can easily do via the quiz ID number. When you run a quiz, you can choose for it to be student paced or teacher paced, and you can randomize questions and answers so that no two student screens look the same.
Students can take your assessment on any Internet enabled device simply by entering your room number. They can do this on the web or via the iOS or Android app. There are no student accounts or other logins for them to remember, just a room number. All results are stored in the teacher dashboard and can be accessed immediately, or at a later date because Socrative stores all the results from the quizzes you give in the teacher’s account.
google forms
Google Forms is any absolute must-try for any teacher! It a part of the G Suite Apps, so it is free with your schools domain, or if you have your own Gmail account. Students don’t need a log in for Google Forms, unless you change the settings so they must enter an email I have a whole blog post that goes in depth about how you can use Google Forms in your classroom.
plickers
What if you’re not 1:1 with technology at your school? No fear – Plickers is here! Students each get their very own QR code and the orientation that they hold it depends on what letter they’re showing you. The only thing you need to do is create an account (it’s free!) and download the app (also free!) to your phone! I also wrote about it in this post.
ExamSoft
ExamSoft Portal is a platform specifically designed for teachers. It comes with a variety of features to help you streamline course creation, deployment, grading, and certification.
ExamSoft has all standard features – exam maker, reports and analytics, and notification system.
It’s a complex piece of software that can help you deliver a safe exam environment. You can randomize questions in the exam, and even turn off WiFi on students’ devices to prevent cheating.
Cognician
Cognician is a mobile-ready online assessment tool that can help you enhance your efficiency and performance as a teacher.
The software looks amazing. It comes with a modern minimalistic design and allows deep customization.
As a leader in the sub-niche of digital coaching, Cognician enables teachers to deliver unique learning materials and tests to individuals within the same class.
Every test and learning material can be tailored to students’ specific needs. Reports and analytics are also there to help you get insights and identify trends.
Padlet
Padlet’s seemingly simple framework— a blank digital “wall”—belies its robust capabilities in assessment, communication, and collaboration. Drag and drop almost any file type to the blank Padlet to share assessments, lessons, or presentations. Students respond with text, photos, or video. Free basic plan includes three Padlets at one time.
ASSISTments
ASSISTments is a forever free online math platform that makes it easy for teachers to assign online from their curriculum, and assess student progress in the classroom or remotely. When working on assignments within ASSISTments, students get immediate feedback as they go and teachers get actionable data, which they use to focus instructional time where students need the most support.
Edpuzzle
Edpuzzle allows you to turn videos into a quick assessment. Choose a video on YouTube, Khan Academy, Crash Course, or upload your own. Trim the video, insert a quiz anywhere and track your students progress. (Freemium, basic account is free, additional features available with paid accounts.)
Mentimeter
Pro reviewers and teachers score Mentimeter sky high among assessment tools used in the classroom. It comes pre-loaded with education templates for the classroom like a listening skills assessment, icebreakers, formative assessments, post-lecture surveys, and polls. Create quizzes and tests, manage student expectations, engage students, and even run a teacher training workshop.
Mentimeter gives everyone a voice, but it also has a neat feature to mute extra-loud students.It’s free to use and lets you create and host live quizzes either from its templates or from scratch. Pro versions for schools and universities add unlimited question slides per presentation, exports, unlimited quizzes, and support for a few dollars a month. The interface is 101-level simple, with tech support to smooth the bumps.
Poll Everywhere
Don’t trust assessment tools for teachers that try to control your every move? Give quizzes, take attendance, and gauge understanding your own way with Poll Everywhere. It integrates with Google apps like Google Slides or MS PowerPoint and Keynote; as you prefer. It’s used by more than 75% of all Fortune 500 companies and by 300,000+ educators around the world. It also works on iOS and Android phones and tablets.
Get a snapshot of where students are struggling by creating questions as word clouds, open student responses, or with multiple-choice options. Then let students answer with their phones, laptops, or tablets.Teachers can get real-time feedback in their question slides without calling on specific individuals to roll out assessment as an integrated part of a larger lecture. This is a great way to give students a voice in steering the direction of live lesson plans.
Edulastic
Edulastic is a complete assessment dashboard. Teachers can create and track assessments, and even align with CCSS. They also offer a district wide-platform for sharing district-wide assessments. (Free for teachers, district-sharing requires a paid license.)
Canvas LMS
Open, intuitive, and born in the cloud, Canvas LMS has become the most widely used learning management system by colleges and universities in North America, and the fastest growing worldwide. In K12, Canvas LMS becomes the digital learning hub that brings students, teachers, and tools together—whether in the physical, blended, or fully online classroom. Delivering dynamic, engaging learning experiences, its 99.99% uptime ensures instant connection between students and educators, anywhere, anytime. Canvas is part of the Instructure Learning Platform, a suite of edtech products and services supporting more than 30 million educators and learners in 70 countries around the world. Learn More @ https://www.instructure.com
GoReact
GoReact is interactive video assessment software for skill development. With simple tools for collaborative learning and personalized feedback, it amplifies human connection. Learners use GoReact to record or stream presentations, performances, and demonstrations. Educators and peer reviewers then assess their work with customizable rubrics, markers, time-coded feedback, and more. The result is higher engagement and faster skill development (see also: more aha moments). For educators everywhere, GoReact offers these key benefits: approachable software, time-saving tools, rich feedback, and highly-engaged learners.
Conclusion:
Whether you’re the teacher or student, it’s important to know what online assessment tools are out there. Tools are available to make your education more enjoyable, whether you are learning or teaching. They can also give you feedback on what you are doing well or areas to improve upon.