Technology+Assisted+Assessment

Using the student responders was an effective use of integrating technology into this summative assessment. It gave me quick and easy valuable data on student understanding. As the students took the test they entered their answers into the responders. Because this is a heterogeneous class, the students are at different ability levels and work at different rates. The student-managed mode in the program allowed the students to work at their own pace. Once the test was completed I easily exported the scores then imported them into our online grading program. To review the test, the entire class used the student responders, but I used the teacher-managed mode. I was able to post one question and have all the students enter their answer from their test. After everyone had responded, I posted the results of the question. On several occasions, the answers the students had chosen were split between two choices. This was a great opportunity to have a class discussion and have the students explain their interpretation of the questions. The students who got the correct answers were able to explain their reasoning and thinking while clarifying the misconceptions that the rest of the class had. This Test analysis shows the percentage of each answer choice for all questions. The correct answer is indicated by a star (*). This Prime Time Data shows the results of the pretest and post-test as well as student growth.

This is a screen shot of the student responder program.

Student Responder