Providing feedback on learning is a valuable tool in a learning process. With large classroom size that I face back home in my school, I find using online quizzes just the right tool to monitor a student’s understanding of a topic. In ordinary paper and pencil quizzes, students need to wait for a paper quiz to be marked and returned. With online quizzes, students are able to obtain immediate feedback on their understanding.
What is good is the time saving features associated with online quizzes:
-saves teachers a lot of time by reducing the hours required for printing, administering and marking.
-allow teachers to edit / update quiz questions easily.
-log on students’ answers helps a teacher analyze student performance easily.
-Availability of quiz for students at any time.
With the above time saving features, teachers are freed to invest their time in setting appropriate question types with increasing cognitive requirements (content and knowledge, application, analysis, synthesis).
References:
Peat, Mary (2000): Online assessment: The use of web based self assessment materials to support self directed learning.
Carbone, Angela (1996): Developing and Integrating A Web-based Quiz into the Curriculum
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Hi Danam,
the benefits you have listed have somehow resonated when I was trying out the online quiz website "Formsite" you recommended. It was very useful but it would be great if graphics could be imported more seamlessly into the form. Thank you for the recommendation.
I have also had a go at doing an online quiz and agree with many of your comments. It is a definate advantage that there is no marking too!!
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