Digital learning in schools, Session 5: Online assessment tools

In this session, you will have a chance to learn more about online assessment, and how to do it using a variety of apps and platforms, including ChatGPT.

By the end of the session, you will:

  • appreciate the key principles of assessment
  • understand the difference between formative and summative assessment
  • understand the difference between paper-based assessment and online assessment
  • know the features, benefits and challenges of online assessment
  • know the characteristics of the Via Afrika Test-Urself App and Kahoot!
  • know how to use Via Afrika Test-Urself and Kahoot! in the classroom
  • know how to create a quiz in Google Forms and Microsoft Forms
  • appreciate the difficulties in marking essays online and consider some solutions
  • know about two online assessment solutions, QuickKey and ZipGrade

We will cover four key issues in this session.

  • Key concepts in online assessment
  • Assessment apps like Test-Urself and Kahoot!
  • Google Forms and Microsoft Forms quizzes
  • Other online assessment options.

We suggest that you download the Class Notes first so you can follow along during the training.