Use Case: Assessment

  • Leveraging Student Interests and Experiences Through Gamified Digital Assessment

    Michele Hampton, a professor of economics, uses Kahoot! to recap lectures and award students extra credit points if they make it into the top three of the class. Content can be tailored to student interests, and easily adjusted in real-time. Professor Hampton also incorporates celebratory music videos into her Kahoot! quizzes, adding an element of engagement and…

  • Initial Knowledge Checks in Courseware

    Kimberly Jackson, a professor of biochemistry, uses ALEKS in her general chemistry courses, which includes an initial knowledge check for students to complete. Based on how much students know and remember from high school, she can adjust how she covers certain chemistry and mathematics concepts, and ALEKS will use that same data to generate a personalized…

  • Engaging Students Through Gamified Digital Learning Curriculum

    Neil Garg, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and a group of UCLA students developed the app, Backside Attack, to help students learn the SN2 mechanism, a key concept for organic chemistry. The app mixes both games alongside assessment pieces to ensure that students can translate what they are learning to how they may be…

  • Creating Digital Exam Wrappers to Support Students Practicing Metacognition

    Meredith Burr, a professor of mathematical and statistical sciences, has developed an exam wrapper that is built in the statistical software used by students in the course. By completing the wrapper in the software, students are being put into the mindset they will need for the exam as they reflect on their preparation plans; following…

  • Automated Formative Assessments to Give Timely and Targeted Feedback

    Professor Kimberly Jackson and her colleagues use auto-graded practice tests in Canvas and ALEKS. Students can receive immediate feedback, rather than waiting on their professor to grade the quiz and offer feedback. The immediacy of feedback allows students to quickly identify which concepts they will need to revisit before the exam.

  • Assessing Interests and Experiences with Digital Survey Tools

    Maria Tackett, a professor of statistical science, uses digital surveys in Qualtrics at the beginning of her statistics course to assess student experience and interests. These survey responses inform both course subject matter, for example types of data sets they might look at, as well as how Dr. Tackett groups students into project groups based on…

  • Alternative Assessment Strategies

    David Clark and Robert Talbert, two professors of mathematics, provide a number of resources and reflections on alternative assessment strategies on their website Grading for Growth and their book by the same name.