What are the most popular assessment tools you'll find being used in today's modern classrooms? It's true that there are many to choose from out there. Some of them are quick and task-specific, and others, like the ones below, offer a wider range of tools that are basically part of a full learning management system.
Good digital assessment tools help us to truly understand our students. They let us know where they are so that we can map out the process of getting them where they need to be in a way that motivates and inspires them to succeed. Good assessment tools also align students with the ways of learning that they connect with most, and that let them take the lead.
These four are probably the most popular assessment tools among teachers. You'll find them in use everywhere and at the top of lists all over the Web.
Socrative
Socrative is still one of the top apps effective classroom engagement and assessment. Use prepared activities or on-the-fly questions to gauge student understanding. And it gets even better with Socrative PRO.
Schoology
Schoology offers a complete learning management system that lets teachers create engaging lessons and effectively assess student understanding. It's a worldwide community of lifelong learners, educators, and entrepreneurs dedicated to transforming education for the present and the future.
Kahoot!
Kahoot! lets you create online learning games that provide assessment data in ways that engage and entertain students. Add videos, diagrams, and images to make your games interactive. Students answer on their own devices integrated into the system.
Formative
Formative is fast, fun, easy, and works on all digital devices. Teachers love it because kids love it too. It features a number of interesting ways to gather assessment data. These include custom activities you build for true/false, multiple-choice, and short answer questions, and also one that lets students show their work by drawing or uploading images of their progress.
