Canvas - Assessment Statistics Are Available

Today's Lunch N' Learn will focus on the many options Canvas provides once an assessment is given.

View The Options

Some conversation topics arose while teaching over four lunches.

• Have students take the tests while in Safari on an iPad
• "Moderate This Quiz" - Click Student Name - View Log (provides an in depth documentation of exactly what the student did during every second of the quiz.
• Teachers are telling students exactly what they can see based on their activity.  This is helping to reduce the fear of "cheating" while taking a digital assessment.
• If choosing "Shuffle Answers" and having one of the options as "All of the Above", the statement needs to change to something similar to "All of the Answers"

Google Form For Math Assessment

I tried something slightly different yesterday.  I had the students complete a paper copy of their math quiz.  After their quiz was completed, I allowed them to access a Google form that presented the math quiz in digital format.  This format contained places to enter their answers.

I felt that with this group of students, having the iPad present while they completed the test was a distraction.  Having all the focus on the assessment followed by students entering their answers digitally allowed for more concentration.

The process still allowed me to gather data so that I can see through numerous data sheets the level of understanding and direction for reteaching.
 

Google Forms and Video For Assessment

The iPads really allowed us to create an assessment that allows for students to go at their own pace.  It was filled with video and an assessment that corrected itself.  This allows for me to spend time analyzing the data for individual instruction if concepts are not mastered.

iPad and Google Form Directs Reteaching

As many of you know, I have started to get the hang of using @mrschwen 's Google Assessment tool.  It has really helped with individual teaching of concepts that students do not understand.

Each student took our semester exam.  With the results, I conferenced with student to discuss and reteach the concepts not understood.  I actually had one student tell me that they liked the one on one meeting.

Who knew?

Without iPads (or any digital device) and Google forms, I would not have been able to gather data that easily translates into individual learning sessions.

See an individual conference:

Individual Instruction Based On Assessment Data

On Friday, students completed our first ever paperless quiz.  From that quiz and the use of a Google form, I have received valuable data that was used for individual instruction.  This individual instruction allowed students to have the unmastered concepts to be retaught.  In the mean time, students on their iPads watching individual instruction on a new concept.



Transition from direct instruction to individual review small groups


Second Transition:


Third Transition:


My Reflection:

• Overall, I believe that it was a valuable use of the iPad for individual video lessons and individual review of quiz material.  Some might argue about having the students use a video to help, but those same people may not be in a classroom with 26 students who need your attention.  The video allows for me to be everywhere!
• After reviewing the work  by students, some students need to do a better job of checking over their entries in the Google form.  Some students had the correct answer on their work, but didn't record the answer correctly on the form.  I emphasized with students how important it is to check over their work so that it coincides with their inputted answer.  A learning lesson!
• After experiencing a different way of providing feedback in the form of individual videos emailed (here as well) to the students, I felt like the data from the Google form provided definitive data for corrections.  I also felt that the whiteboard lesson was more interactive and controlled than the individual videos.
• Will try again!