Beyond Simple MCQs
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The document discusses innovative assessment methods beyond traditional multiple-choice questions, highlighting cooperative assessments, external tools, branching scenarios, and embedding assessments in videos. It emphasizes the benefits of cooperative learning, external assessment tools for authentic tasks, and interactive platforms like Kahoot! that enhance engagement. Resources like Vizia for video assessments and Moodle for managing these tools are also mentioned.
Beyond Simple MCQs
- 1. Beyond Simple MCQs (not that there’s anything wrong with MCQs of course) Kenji Lamb - Digital Advisor, CDN 23rd August 2016
- 3. Cooperative assessment External tools Branching scenarios Embedding assessment in videos Games-based quizzes We’re going to take a (very) quick look at …
- 4. Cooperative Assessment A pretty simple idea, linking assessment questions with an open forum to allow students to work cooperatively to tackle challenging tasks. • 100% pass rates • Increase difficulty • Encourage communication • Sharing of explanations
- 5. Cooperative Assessment A pretty simple idea, linking assessment questions with an open forum to allow students to work cooperatively to tackle challenging tasks. • 100% pass rates • Increase difficulty • Encourage communication • Sharing of explanations
- 6. External Tools Choosing the best tool for the job sometimes means looking outside of Moodle. Construct a task that involves a fixed output which can be collected and assessed by the VLE. • Authentic tasks • Inserting work files • Automating feedback
- 7. A pretty simple idea, linking assessment questions with an open forum to allow students to work cooperatively to tackle challenging tasks. • 100% pass rates • Increase difficulty • Encourage communication • Sharing of explanations
- 8. Branching Scenarios The advantage of branching scenarios is that you can present learners with an evolving narrative, where they can discover the consequences of decisions made at each stage of the story. • Moodle Lesson • Problem-Based Learning • Engaging narrative • Replayability
- 10. Embedding Assessment in Videos Vizia is a free tool that allows you to embed multiple choice questions, polls and open text questions within YouTube videos (which can then be embedded in Moodle). Responses are collected via a downloadable spreadsheet. • Immersion • Immediacy • Ease of use
- 12. Kahoot! Kahoot! is designed for any device connected to the Internet (mobile phone, tablet, PC). A games-based quiz for individual/team play, combined with an intuitive interface makes this the one to beat. • 50M+ players in 3 years since launch • 9.1M quizzes • Engaging Let’s have a go … (hope this works)
- 13. Thanks for listening m (_ _) m