How to make self-assessment fun
How do your students know whether they have mastered a concept before they take a
formal assessment? Your students may take advantage of online textbook resources that
include cognitive tutors to test their knowledge if available. And, methods such as
iterative assignments with defined revision cycles, group discussion, interactive
video, a pre-quiz, and class review time can help as well. Without the inevitable
grade, getting reluctant students to participate in self-assessment or study activities
can be a challenge.
One method of increasing potential interest in these activities is to make them more
fun and personally engaging. Some faculty do this by gamifying their review sessions.
Another method is to use some tools that social media have made popular recently.
Have you ever felt compelled to take one of the many quizzes or polls that are presented
via Facebook, for example? Why not use this approach for making an online learning
experience a bit richer.
There are many easy-to-use and free online tools available for creating fun quizzes,
polls, and trivia tests that you can embed into your course site or Blackboard shell.
One I’ve been using recently is Opinion Stage ().
1. Generate curiosity and encourage emotional connection by creating a ‘Personality Quiz’ around a topic that is value-driven.
2. Create a poll for feedback on topics students are struggling with.
3. Use a trivia quiz with images and video as a self-assessment.
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