The technology tool that I used to create this Formative Assessment about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was Quizalize. Quizalize is a website that you can use to create online quizzes for students. You can assign these quizzes for homework or for in-class purposes, such as a review game. A very useful tool in Quizalize is that you can tie each of the questions to a specific educational standard. For my quiz, I used the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Grades 11-12. You can also import content into Quizalize from a spreadsheet or Quizlet. I chose to create my own questions from a close reading of the text. On Quizalize, you can create multiple choice questions or open ended questions. You can also increase the timer for the questions from 5 seconds to 5 minutes. The options for answers to the question can either be images or text. You can import audio to read the question aloud for the students. You can also use the text-to-speech function, which will read the questions and the answers for the student. This function enables the text to be read in different languages as well. If I ever have students with reading disabilities or students who are English Language Learners, I will use this function on the quiz. Within the questions, you can provide an explanation for the answers and at the end of the quiz you can assign additional follow-up activities as scaffolds for the students based on how they score on the quiz. Finally, Quizalize allows you to download the quiz as a Cover Sheet with a QR code or as a Question Paper (which looks like a traditional paper quiz). Additionally, it has options for bubble sheets. You can share the quiz online as a link or start a game online as well.
Quizalize falls in the Danielson Framework for Teaching under Domain 1: Planning and Preparation and Domain 3: Instruction. In Domain 1, Quizalize corresponds to Component 1d Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources and Component 1f Designing Student Assessments. It relates to Component 1d because, when a teacher uses Quizalize, he or she is showing that he or she knows how to use online formative assessment tools that are formatted like a game. He or she also demonstrates that he or she can find resources that are helpful for continuing instruction and meeting special needs because Quizalize allows the teacher to add follow-up activities based on the quiz score of the students and it has a text-to-speech function. Quizalize relates to Component 1f because, when the teacher uses this quizzing tool, he or she indicates that he or she knows how to create an informal or formal online assessment. The teacher shows that he or she knows how to use this software to develop long answer or multiple choice questions. In addition, the instructor reveals that he or she can be versatile to students' needs because Quizalize has both online and print options for the quizzes. In Domain 3, Quizalize is a tool that directly links with Component 3d: Using Assessment in Instruction. Quizalize is meant for using formative assessments in instruction. It can check to see if students have understood what they are learning. A teacher can use this tool in class as a review game or simply assess the students' knowledge of what they read the night before for homework or if they understand a grammar concept.
I definitely plan to use Quizalize or a tool like Quizalize in my classroom. I like that you can use this website for both in-class practice and for homework. In addition, the features that allow you to link content to standards, give follow-up activities, explain answers, and enable text-to-speech in many languages are invaluable. In my classroom, I will use this tool to check for reading comprehension, to review for tests, and to create exit tickets. The quiz I created for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde could function well in any of these settings. One negative side of Quizalize is that it is a fairly simple software and is not as exciting as other tools like Blooklet (This tool has an outside goal of winning a themed game by answering the questions and performing additional tasks throughout the quiz). In addition, Quizalize does not show the number of the question on the side of the page when you are creating the questions, which is a bit inconvenient. However, it is good to use in the classroom as a formative assessment if it is not used too repetitively.
This technology tool relates to the 4 C's (Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication, and Collaboration) of the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, specifically in the area of Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. Through the use of Quizalize, students are able to use their critical thinking and problem solving skills to answer the questions that are presented to them. They are required to recall information that is in their schema, such as knowledge from a reading, and piece it together using their critical thinking skills to come up with an answer to the question. In addition, Quizalize also corresponds to the Empowered Learner Standard of the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Standards for Students. Quizalize empowers students to set learning goals, such as getting a 100% on the quiz, and work towards these goals by using their technological assessment tool (Component 1a). Students can also use Quizalize to evaluate and receive feedback on what they have learned and to obtain additional resources to improve their understanding (Component 1c). In addition, it assists students in developing their knowledge of different technological platforms by introducing them to another program where they can take online quizzes that has different features, such as text-to-speech and answer explanations (Component 1d). Then, once students can use this technological tool, they can apply it to their own creation of artifacts and create quizzes on Quizalize to improve their individual learning or as a part of a study group (Standard 3: Knowledge Constructor).
Quizalize falls in the Danielson Framework for Teaching under Domain 1: Planning and Preparation and Domain 3: Instruction. In Domain 1, Quizalize corresponds to Component 1d Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources and Component 1f Designing Student Assessments. It relates to Component 1d because, when a teacher uses Quizalize, he or she is showing that he or she knows how to use online formative assessment tools that are formatted like a game. He or she also demonstrates that he or she can find resources that are helpful for continuing instruction and meeting special needs because Quizalize allows the teacher to add follow-up activities based on the quiz score of the students and it has a text-to-speech function. Quizalize relates to Component 1f because, when the teacher uses this quizzing tool, he or she indicates that he or she knows how to create an informal or formal online assessment. The teacher shows that he or she knows how to use this software to develop long answer or multiple choice questions. In addition, the instructor reveals that he or she can be versatile to students' needs because Quizalize has both online and print options for the quizzes. In Domain 3, Quizalize is a tool that directly links with Component 3d: Using Assessment in Instruction. Quizalize is meant for using formative assessments in instruction. It can check to see if students have understood what they are learning. A teacher can use this tool in class as a review game or simply assess the students' knowledge of what they read the night before for homework or if they understand a grammar concept.
I definitely plan to use Quizalize or a tool like Quizalize in my classroom. I like that you can use this website for both in-class practice and for homework. In addition, the features that allow you to link content to standards, give follow-up activities, explain answers, and enable text-to-speech in many languages are invaluable. In my classroom, I will use this tool to check for reading comprehension, to review for tests, and to create exit tickets. The quiz I created for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde could function well in any of these settings. One negative side of Quizalize is that it is a fairly simple software and is not as exciting as other tools like Blooklet (This tool has an outside goal of winning a themed game by answering the questions and performing additional tasks throughout the quiz). In addition, Quizalize does not show the number of the question on the side of the page when you are creating the questions, which is a bit inconvenient. However, it is good to use in the classroom as a formative assessment if it is not used too repetitively.
This technology tool relates to the 4 C's (Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication, and Collaboration) of the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, specifically in the area of Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. Through the use of Quizalize, students are able to use their critical thinking and problem solving skills to answer the questions that are presented to them. They are required to recall information that is in their schema, such as knowledge from a reading, and piece it together using their critical thinking skills to come up with an answer to the question. In addition, Quizalize also corresponds to the Empowered Learner Standard of the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Standards for Students. Quizalize empowers students to set learning goals, such as getting a 100% on the quiz, and work towards these goals by using their technological assessment tool (Component 1a). Students can also use Quizalize to evaluate and receive feedback on what they have learned and to obtain additional resources to improve their understanding (Component 1c). In addition, it assists students in developing their knowledge of different technological platforms by introducing them to another program where they can take online quizzes that has different features, such as text-to-speech and answer explanations (Component 1d). Then, once students can use this technological tool, they can apply it to their own creation of artifacts and create quizzes on Quizalize to improve their individual learning or as a part of a study group (Standard 3: Knowledge Constructor).