Technology-Based Activities as Formative Assessments in the Higher Education Classroom

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Author(s): Diana Tang-En Chang (University of North Georgia, USA), Jennie L. Jones (University of North Georgia, USA)and Danielle E. Hartsfield (University of North Georgia, USA)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 21
Source title: Optimizing Higher Education Learning Through Activities and Assessments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Yukiko Inoue-Smith (University of Guam, Guam)and Troy McVey (University of Guam, Guam)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4036-7.ch012

Keywords: Education / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design / Learning Assessment and Measurement

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Instructors across a variety of contexts and levels utilize formative assessments to measure students' progress toward meeting learning outcomes. Formative assessments are how instructors gauge whether their students have mastered content or skills or if they require additional practice and support. The purpose of this chapter is to explain how three elementary education professors utilize technology-based activities as formative assessments within their classrooms. In this chapter, the authors address the importance of using formative assessment in higher education classrooms and provide illustrative examples of how various technologies can be used as assessment tools. These examples will include game-based activities (e.g., Kahoot), presentation platforms (e.g., Nearpod), and organizational tools (e.g., Padlet). The goal of this chapter is to help support instructors in higher education who wish to incorporate technological activities while using them as formative assessments when teaching students.

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