Assessment

Academic Technologies offers a number of options for technology-enabled assessment.

Collecting Assignments and Projects, Providing Feedback

Canvas tools, such as the student annotations and assignment submissions of various file types

Tests and Quizzes

Canvas Quizzes to deliver quizzes online (low stakes only)

Assessing Knowledge

Google Forms online surveys to gather informal data from students.
Canvas survey tools to gather informal data from students.

In-class Assessment and Feedback

Polling, peer assessment, and asking ‘good questions’ are some examples. These can assess disciplinary knowledge, critical thinking, and scientific/quantitative reasoning. Supporting tools include:

Socrative: online formative assessment tool for surveys and polls.
Mobile/web polling tools
- Kahoot: quick, game-based learning assessments
- Nearpod: interactive classroom presentation with assessment and survey tools built in
- PollEverywhere: quick, web-based audience and student response for real-time feedback.

Peer Assessment and/or Review

Students assess written work of peers and selves. These can assess disciplinary knowledge, critical thinking, communication skills, and scientific/quantitative reasoning. Supporting tools include:

Google Drive and Docs: share and collaborate on files such as documents and slide decks