Assessment Tools

Formative Assessment Tool - Socrative [Space Race]

In class, I mentioned an assessment tool my co-teacher and I used in our Algebra I class that we absolutely loved. I couldn't figure out the name of the tool... until I started working on this assignment. I finally found it. 


It didn't take me very long to find this tool on the Common Sense website. I typed in Formative Assessments in the search bar and quickly found the Socrative tool - took me about a minute. 

I would give this assessment tool four out of five stars.

This assessment tool allows teachers to assess students through any mobile device while in class. This is a student response system. Teachers can create quizzes, quick questions and exit tickets for students and receive immediate results on the assessments during class time. The students submit their answers on any device, and the results show up on the teacher's computer screen. 

I think this is a cool tool because it allows the teacher to collect data on what the students know in real-time. While the students are answering questions from their devices, those results are showing up on the teacher's computer. This allows the teacher to know which questions they need to come back to and focus on during that class period. 

Socrative offers a fun space race game that my co-teacher and I loved using in our inclusion algebra class. I recommend this because it is a collaborative activity and I am all about students working with their peers to successfully complete assignments. 

The Space Race feature allows students to team up and answer questions as quickly as possible. The students pair up and answer questions on one device. The teacher projects the race on the screen so that the students can see what place they are in while they are answering the questions. While that is happening, the teacher can collect data on the results of each question, and how each group is doing right from their computer in real-time. 

This tool is a fun way for students to learn, and benefits teachers in many ways. The biggest takeaway from this assessment is the fact that teachers can receive real-time data results during class, which allows them to adjust their lessons if needed. 


Comments

  1. Rod CarnillMarch 15, 2020 at 5:27 PM

    The space race feature makes the activity more game like and fun for students. There is a great deal of data that teachers can use to adjust instruction and verify student growth.

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