Introduction to Qwizdom

An Interactive Learning and
Assessment Tool
An Introduction to:

Aim
To become familiar with the basic use,
benefits and disadvantages of Qwizdom
- an electronic testing system -
as a teaching and learning resource

Today’s Objectives
• State what Qwizdom may be used for
• List the types of question that may be created
• Describe the benefits and constraints of using
Qwizdom for learning and assessment
• Identify opportunities for using Qwizdom within
your own area of teaching
• Analyse opportunities for extending the use of
Qwizdom as an assessment tool

What is Qwizdom?
“Empowering Intelligent Interaction”
“Qwizdom is a market leading provider of
Audience Response Systems, sometimes
referred to as Electronic Voting Systems or
Audience Clickers.”
http://www.qwizdom.co.uk/index.php

Voting System
• Works by Radio Frequency
• Hand-held remotes
– Q4 Remote
Q5 Remote
– Q5 Remote
• Later version – writing tablets
• Set up in PowerPoint
– (requires software and hardware
installation)
• Records and collates answers
for assessment

Setting Up Your Questions
• Create in PowerPoint
• Note: You must have
Qwizdom loaded!
• For each slide:
choose the type of
question from the
picklist and set
parameters

Multiple Choice Question
Select ONE Answer

Multiple Mark Question
Select ALL that apply

True or False
(Also Yes or No!)

Advantages
• Initial assessment of subject knowledge
– Find out prior learning
• Formative assessment
– Individual tutor or students to set questions
• Unit or whole course summative assessment
– Joint resource developed by team
• ‘Curriculum’ assessment – including all ‘extras’!
– Further developing resource
• And more!…

…Advantages
• Student participation
– “ILT”
– Anonymous
– Instant feedback and less marking
– Engages learners and starts discussion
– Alternative and inclusive (Equality and Diversity)
– Development of own questions from learning
– Student as presenter
– Differentiation opportunities (limited)

…Advantages
• Formal Assessment
opportunities
– Instant feedback
– Results displayed as
Graphs and Charts
– Results stored for
individual assessment
– Identifies strong and
weak areas of learning

…Advantages
• Differentiation options [Limited]
– Set specific quizzes for differentiated groups
– Participation without speaking or hearing
– Speed options: set or shows when all have answered
• Equality and Diversity
– Opportunities for addressing issues through quiz
– Coloured backgrounds and font
– Pictures (to reinforce learning or E&D matters)
– Speed: for reading/language difficulties
• Just for Fun!
– General knowledge or extra-curricular
– “Guestimating”: unfamiliar subject matter

Disadvantages
• Time - developing questions and creating
slideshow
• Equality & Diversity
– Reading (language, dyslexia etc) [Sound?]
• Does not allow for development e.g. analysis
and evaluation
• Limited ‘extension’ or differentiation facilities
• Preparation of equipment
– Installation of software and hardware
– IT support

Disadvantages
• Competitive (?)
• Clarity of answers
– Students not taking seriously
– Guesses
• ‘Exclusion’:
– Some physical disability/motor skills
– Visual impairment (could possibly adapt?)
– Little opportunity for differentiation (?)

Discuss:
• What opportunities can you see for using
Qwizdom in your own teaching and
learning?
• What other benefits or disadvantages
might there be to using this type of
resource?
• Any other questions/comments?

Objectives
• State what Qwizdom may be used for
• Describe question types that may be used
• Demonstrate and understanding of the
constraints for assessment opportunities
• Identify opportunities for using Qwizdom
within own area of teaching
• Analyse opportunities for extending the
use of Qwizdom as an assessment tool

Introduction to Qwizdom

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