Online Tests and Assessment Reflection

This week I wrote about online tests and assessment.  Through the process of creating one myself, I learned that it is very important to know the purpose of the test.  I know this seems obvious, but there are so many online assessment environments out there, it can be overwhelming!

If the purpose is to get feedback from a large group of students, Plickers, Kahoot!, or Socrative is a great choice.  These websites allow classes to participate in game show type environments where the students' answers are displayed on the Promethean Panel or screen.  Student names are not displayed, so no one feels put on the spot if the answer chosen is incorrect.  The best part is that teachers can access the information privately.  By doing this, they can learn who did or did not understand the information.

Another purpose for online assessment is to actually give an online test.  Class Marker and Google Forms are just a couple of the many programs out there for online testing.  The teacher can choose the types of questions to ask, like true/false or multiple choice, and the results of the test are instant.  The students can also learn right away how they did on the test. 

For librarians, surveys are a great way to use online tests.  We want to know what our stakeholders need from the library, and how to best serve the school community.  When needing to send a survey to patrons, I recommend Survey Monkey.  It is easy to use, and a librarian can easily send out a link to anyone. 

I hope what I learned about online assessments is useful!  Please leave a comment and let me know what you think,