Assessment
Check understanding six ways, then go deeper.
Auto-marked questions for the things a machine can judge, and written work for the things only a person can.
Marked by the machine
Six question types, graded the moment they answer.
Multiple choice, select-more-than-one, true or false, put in order, matching, and fill in the blank. Each is marked instantly, so a learner finds out while the lesson is still in their head.
- Shuffle options so the answer is not a position
- Feedback per question, shown after they answer
- A pass mark per quiz, or none at all
Multiple choice
Which of these is an open question?
- What did you notice?
- Did you like it?
- Was that right?
Marked by a person
Written work, with feedback that reaches them.
Some answers cannot be marked by matching text. A learner submits, an instructor reads it, scores it and writes back — all in one place, and the learner is emailed when it is done.
- A gradebook per course, showing what is waiting
- A daily email listing what needs reviewing
- The score and the reply arrive together
Strong opening. Try giving people a minute to think before the first question.
PASSEDReflections
Questions with no right answer.
Ask what somebody will try differently on Monday. Nothing is scored and nothing is marked — the answer is the point, and an instructor can reply to it.
- No score, no pass mark, no pressure
- Instructors can answer back
- Kept with the rest of the learner's work
REFLECTION
What will you try first with your own group?
Starting with names and one easy question.
Amara · learnerGood plan. Pair people up for that first question.
InstructorWhat the answers tell you
The question everybody gets wrong is worth knowing about.
Percent correct per question, worst first. It is the most directly useful report in the product, because the answer is nearly always one of two things: the question is wrong, or the lesson before it is.
- Ranked worst first, against the site average
- Questions too few people have answered are left out
- Score distribution, to see whether a course sorts anybody
- Which of these is an open question? 41%
- When does a group stop needing a leader? 58%
- Name the second stage. 72%
- True or false: silence is a response. 86%
Site average 88%. Either the question is wrong, or the lesson before it is.
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