Stephanie Czarnecki

Pros and Cons

Pro/Con

  • November 29, 2020 at 1:48 PM
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https://kahoot.com/
Kahoot is a well known and easy to access tool for students of varying age levels. Kahoot offers the ability to customize questions with right or wrong answers. The quizzes are whole-group time, competition based and offer a fun method for delivering a formative assessment.
Pro: Kahoot is engaging for students. It offers teachers a chance to review what questions students got right and wrong. The option to customize the questions and response time.
Con: There isn’t a platform for direct feedback, which would help unify things for the educator. The set up of the game can lead to chaos if not controlled due to the competitiveness. 
https://quizizz.com/
Quizizz is very similar to Kahoot! This is another site that can be used to create customizable questions to assess students. However, unlike Kahoot, Quizizz is self-paced for the students. Quizizz offers educators the ability to give students feedback on their questions directly, which makes this much easier for both parties. Quizizz can be used as a formative assessment for students.Pro: The interface is better for students since they have the question/answer on their screen not just symbols. The pacing allows for students to take their time and go at their own appropriate pace. This platform is extremely simple to assign to students and give them feedback. Cons: Students will need to read and understand the questions on their own. There is potential for disengagement from students after they finish since it is self-paced. 
http://forms.google.com/ ;
Google Forms is another excellent resource for assessing students. Teachers can create questions with varying methods of answering such as short answer, paragraph answer, or multiple choice. Google Forms is easily accessible for people, as long as the settings are correct Pro: This platform is self paced, with stored results for data analysis. There is an option for immediate feedback for students when completing the assessment. Cons: This site is not very visually appealing for students, which can mean less engagement for younger students. In order to use this site, students must all be able to read the questions on their own.