Name Hafiz Bilal
Roll # bsf1903334
B.Ed. Elementary 2019-23
Submitted to: Mam Quratulain
University of Education
Lower Mall Campus, Lahore
Formative assessment:
Refers to a wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process
evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress
during a lesson, unit, or course. Formative assessments help teachers identify
concepts that students are struggling to understand, skills they are having
difficulty acquiring, or learning standards they have not yet achieved so that
adjustments can be made to lessons, instructional techniques, and academic
support.
The general goal of formative assessment is to collect detailed information that
can be used to improve instruction and student learning while it’s happening.
What makes an assessment “formative” is not the design of a test, technique, or
self-evaluation, per se, but the way it is used—i.e., to inform in-process
teaching and learning modifications.
Online formative assessment tools:
Pear deck:
Pear Deck is a web-based formative assessment tool that allows you to create
interactive lessons using G Suite tools. The Google Slides add-o hin has quickly
become a favorite of mine. (I even teach it in my Google Slides Master Class!)
Pear Deck offers a library of free templates that you can use to created
interactive assessments in your slides. Pear Deck is also a freemium tool, some
features are free, but you can get a 3-month Premium Membership with this
special link for Shake Up Learning readers.
InsertLearning
InsertLearning is a Chrome extension that lets you turn any webpage into an
interactive lesson. InsertLearning has this fantastic toolbar that will allow you to
highlight text, add sticky notes, insert questions, videos, or even a discussion all
inside the webpage! Learn more about InsertLearning here: 4 Ways to Blend
Learning with InsertLearning. (InsertLearning is a freemium application, but you
get your first five lessons for free.
Gimkit
Some have said that Gimkit is Kahoot on steroids. Gimkit is another fast-paced
quiz game, but with an extra element. Student earn in-game cash to spend on
game upgrades. Check out Leslie Fisher’s review and video to learn more.
Mentimeter
Call on everybody at once with flexible, interactive presentation tool. This
flexible tool supports the creation of dynamic presentations and can help
teachers strike a balance between information and interaction.
Plickers
Useful, low-tech rapid-response tool promotes formative assessment. This can
be a useful tool for teachers looking to get quick feedback or snapshots of
understanding in technology-limited classrooms.
Quizalize
Familiar game show-like quizzes with a few new features. Easy-to-set-up and
mostly free way to assign quizzes and check for understanding with a handy but
paid option for progress tracking.
YO Teach
Backchannel tool offers interactive polls, drawing, messages, and more. Quick
setup and multimodal features make this a great fit for a variety of carefully
monitored classroom discussions.
Formative
Superb real-time assessment tool a fit for 1-to-1, BYOD classrooms. Cleverly
designed for teachers, Formative offers a flexible and attractive solution for
gathering a variety of student response types and offering individualized
feedback.
Comparison table between two online formative assessment tools
Plickers is a free, interactive tech tool that Pear Deck is an interactive presentation tool
uses printable “paper clickers” instead of used to actively engage students in individual
clicker devices. and social learning.
Plickers is a revolutionary way to collect Pear Deck Slides are very similar to a
instant multiple-choice responses from your PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation.
students, without requiring students to have But instead of simply static, informational
clickers, computers or tablets. slides, you get to create Interactive Slides
that let every student respond to your
questions or prompts.
Plickers makes it easy for students to Pear Deck is an interactive presentation tool
respond anonymously to any poll question. used to actively engage students in individual
and social learning.
Plickers makes it easy for students to Pear Deck combines slide presentations with
respond anonymously to any poll question. interactive questions.
