SOCRATIVE
These photos are screenshots of my work on Socrative, demonstrating how this tool would be used in a classroom setting and providing evidence of my mastery of the tool. Click on the slideshow for a better look.
DESCRIPTION
Socrative is a website that can be used by both teachers and students; Teachers create quizzes and students take them. Each quiz can be created for a variety of content or subjects. The teacher is given a room code and the students take the quizzes in their teacher’s online “room.” The teacher can design the quiz however they want; they create the questions themselves, determine the number of questions to include, create multiple choice, true/false, or open-ended questions, and provide an explanation for the right answer to give students immediate cognitive feedback. If the instructor creates a quiz for the end of a lesson or unit, this tool is a form of summative assessment. Teachers can create an exit ticket, which has students evaluate their own learning and understanding, serving as a form of formative assessment. Students can also compete in a game called “space race” where they are grouped into teams and spaceships represent who is in the lead with the most correct answers. Teachers can view the live results of the quiz, archive reports, and view their student’s improvement and progress throughout the year. This tool is available as an app, so students can submit answers from computers, tablets, or cell phones. Socrative would be useful as both an in-class and at-home resource and it can test students’ knowledge and retention on any subject matter.
SUMMARY OF USAGE
Corresponding ALCOS Standard:
11.) Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. [RL.3.1]
With Socrative, I created a quiz that included multiple choice, true/false, and open-ended questions about the book Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. This particular activity would be used for third grade in English Language Arts. I would have my students complete this quiz after reading the book in order to evaluate their reading comprehension and have them recount the key details and meaning of the text. I created a series of questions that would get them thinking and recalling elements of the plotline, then had them answer an open-ended question about what they thought the overall theme or idea of the book was. This quiz would both test their knowledge and comprehension of the plot and details of the story and would segue a discussion about the overall meaning of the book and deeper themes. I chose to use Sarah, Plain and Tall as an example, but this tool could be used in a similar fashion for any book or text. This tool is versatile, so I could make a number of quizzes for any subject.Socrative’s quizzes can be created to test students’ knowledge and understanding of a text such as the Sarah, Plain and Tall quiz I created. The quiz asks questions relevant to the text and the students’ answers come from their explicit knowledge and retention of the text. Socrative would be an excellent tool for formative and summative assessments, depending on the material the students are testing on.
BLOOM'S TAXONOMY
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Remembering: Socrative’s quizzes require students to remember basic facts and concepts from their learning. The quizzes can have students define words, repeat facts, and recall information.
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Understanding: Socrative also requires students to show their understanding of the material. Teachers can see how well the students understand the information based on their results from the quiz. Socrative’s exit tickets would be especially helpful in seeing if students understood the material since the students evaluate their own understanding.
TOOL SELECTION CRITERIA
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Free: This tool did not cost money to sign up or set up an online classroom.
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Easy to use: I found this site easy to use and navigate. I quickly understood how to create quizzes and share them with students.
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Portability: Socrative is an app as well as a website, so students and I can both easily access this tool on computers, tablets, or phones.
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Enhances student learning: The quizzes evaluate what students have learned and retained and provide a springboard for class discussions.
ISTE-T STANDARDS
2) Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments
d) Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.
By designing online quizzes for students on Socrative, teachers would be providing students with multiple and varied assessments. Socrative can fulfill both the summative and formative requirements because the tool evaluates student learning at the end of a lesson and provides ongoing feedback, archiving student achievement as they progress. These quizzes are flexible and can cater to any subject or content that teachers have to cover. The results of the quizzes show what the students know and the immediate cognitive feedback explains to them what the correct answer is and why. Teachers can use the data from Socrative to inform learning and teaching.