Try these quizzes we learned to create in the workshop today on quia
What a great program! I had no idea this sort of thing existed. I had heard of survey monkey http://www.surveymonkey.com , but this takes it a step further, giving more room for creativity in the type of quiz that is created. This is a fantastic tool, not just in terms of assessment, but also in empowering people in sharing what they know, and also finding out about their areas of interest and knowledge in a fun way. I can see this being used in a unit of inquiry - perhaps a teacher written quiz to begin with at the tuning in stage, which is revisited later on in the unit to find out what students have learned. Students could also develop their own quiz at the sorting out / going further stage to show how much they have learned.
I can imagine using this software in the first week of school at the 'getting to know you' stage. I would ask the kids to write a quiz for the class on something they know about, or are passionate about. It would be a step outside the square of writing a traditional story about 'me', and engaging too. It would give the teacher a good idea of where students interests lie, and points of interest for connecting with students on a one to one basis.
This is also a rich tool for assessment. It is easy to use, and provides the educator with easily accessible data of how students are performing.. I like it.
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