Technology for Feedback and Formative Assessment

Using Technology for Feedback and Formative

AssessmentJason Siko

Assistant Professor of Educational Technology

Grand Valley State University

Grand Rapids, MI

Quality feedback has consistently been shown to be one of the most effective strategies to improve student performance (Hattie, 2009)

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TIMING IS IMPORTANT!

Pedagogy Before Technology

Therefore, the question becomes:

HOW CAN WE USE TECHNOLOGY TO HELP US GIVE AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK IN AN

EFFICIENT MANNER?

Feedback

http://www.polleverywhere.com

Allows for you to create questions that students

can respond with mobile devices (cell phone,

smart phone, tablet/iPad)

Various Student Response Systems (i.e.,

“clickers”) accomplish same result; instructions

vary.

http://www.polleverywhere.com/vs for others

PollEverywhere

PollEverywhere

Conversing in real-time or asynchronously using the hashtag (#) feature in Twitter

Allows for communication over Twitter without the need for following (i.e., ‘friending’) students

But tweets must be unblocked!

Questions and answers can come from anyone!

Twitter Chats (aka Tweetups)

Simply add unique hashtag to every Tweet (e.g., #sikobio)

Hashtags are searchable

Use a free Twitter management website/app for organization (TweetDeck, HootSuite, Twubs)

Long-term Search: topsy.com

Tweetups

Example

Survey response using Google Apps for Education

Can be used for feedback (which is collected in a spreadsheet)

Can also be used for semi-automatically graded quizzes

Advanced: directly email students feedback based on results (not today, though)

Google Forms

Discussion Board Survey

Practice

Example

Questions?

sikojp@gmail.com / sikoj@gvsu.edu

@jasonsiko

jasonsiko.com

Go here for links to materials for this session

http://tinyurl.com/2014ctconfsiko

Thanks for coming!