We all know that formative assessment is a powerful instructional tool. I learned about Summative and Formative assessments years ago and understood the concepts, but struggled to see how to incorporate quality formative assessment that was also quick and easy to use. I have a feeling that I am not alone. We all want to know where are students are at, but sometimes don't know how to do this effectively.
I have created a few resources about assessment that include technology tools, but many of those require students to have devices. I love using Recap as an assessment tool. Students can demonstrate their thinking, or perform a task on video to show they have mastered the skill. I have a post in the blog about this, and am happy to share more about how to implement Recap with your students. However this post is about the use of low-tech assessment tool known as Plickers. I learned about Plickers several years ago when I was in a BYOD or bring your own device classroom. Many students didn't have devices consistently, so it eliminated the ability to use many of the assessment tools on a consistent basis. Then I found Plickers. It uses QR codes on a piece of paper and the app on your iPad or smartphone. How Plickers works, you create questions on the Plickers.com website then present to students. You could just read the questions outloud if you didn't have a way to present the questions. Next using the app on your iPad, scan student answers. They present their answers by holding up their paper which contains the QR code. To get a better understanding of the process, check on the link below and the first video shares how a teacher uses Plickers in PE. Plickers Assessment And here is another post that I have shared with teachers about assessment. This one provides more ideas of how to use Plickers as an assessment tool providing ideas for when to use the tool. Plickers In PE. I hope these examples provide you some inspiration on how to incorporate formative assessment, not only in PE, but other areas that are quick and easy to access. Plickers is on the Yellow List for District Approved Resources - It can be used, however you should anonymize student data, meaning create made up names for students when using the application.
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