Socrative
Description
Socrative is a web-based assessment tool where instructors can create quizzes, get instant feedback from students and play games in the classroom. Socrative is different from other web-based assessment tools due to its feature of providing reports of the students and the class progression to the instructor. Socrative will also provide immediate feedback to the students and the instructor, whilst being a free and engaging tool to use.
Socrative is a web-based assessment tool where instructors can create quizzes, get instant feedback from students and play games in the classroom. Socrative is different from other web-based assessment tools due to its feature of providing reports of the students and the class progression to the instructor. Socrative will also provide immediate feedback to the students and the instructor, whilst being a free and engaging tool to use.
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Justification for Using this Tool
Justification 1 - Social Development Theory
Justification 1 - Social Development Theory
- Socrative supports Social Development Theory by having students work together as teams in the space races and answer questions together. Through social interactions, students can learn from each other and gain more knowledge
- When using Socrative, students can work at their own pace in answering the questions of the quiz. The student has control of their learning and determines for themselves whether they require additional time on working the questions.
- Socrative offers multiple choice, short answers and true or false types of questions. The diverse questions being asked is an opportunity for students to practice the contents being taught and this is an example of the Practice Principle (Clark & Mayer, 2011). The Practice Principle offers guidelines to promote learning through practice questions. There is strong evidence of practice interactions assisting students to build knowledge and skills (Clark & Mayer, 2011). Furthermore, the feature of providing students immediate feedback on the correct answer suggest to the students where they are in regards to their own learning and provides insight on appropriate next steps the student should take for future improvement. Essentially, Socrative is a self-reflective practice tool for student learning.
Strategies for Use
Strategy 1 – Socrative Use to Track Students' Progress
Strategy 1 – Socrative Use to Track Students' Progress
- Socrative can be used to keep track of students’ progress throughout the course. Socrative provides a report of the class progress, which can be easily downloaded, emailed, or transferred onto Google Drive.
Strategy 2 – Space Races Using Socrative
- Socrative is a tool that can engage students in the content. The space race feature can be used as a game to challenge students in the class, other classes, and other schools to have a competition about the content.
Helpful Resources
Resource 1 – How to Create a Quiz on Socrative
Resource 1 – How to Create a Quiz on Socrative
- This video provides a step by step explanation on how to create a quiz in Socrative.
- This resource offers five ways to engage students in math class by using Socrative.
- Instructors can share quizzes that they created. The list contains a wide variety of quizzes, spanning from K-12 and Higher Ed, and is not limited to any subject. There are over 3000 quizzes currently posted.
References
- Berte, B. (2018, October 18). Space race vs. other classrooms and schools. Retrieved from https://blog.socrative.com/space-race/
- Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer.
- Social Development Theory (Vygotsky). (2014, July 23). Retrieved from https://www.learning-theories.com/vygotskys-social-learning-theory.html
Author
Submitted by: Shirley Thang
Email: [email protected]
Bio: Shirley is a Master of Education student at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. She is currently a science and math high school teacher in the Greater Toronto Area.
Email: [email protected]
Bio: Shirley is a Master of Education student at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. She is currently a science and math high school teacher in the Greater Toronto Area.