Kahoot is a game based learning platform that allows teachers and students to create and share knowledge. Kahoot works in that teachers create a quiz or survey on content they are teaching and students answer each question or take part in the survey on their own devices. The instructor projects each quiz question in the classroom. Students log onto kahoot sign in to that particular quiz and select the answer they think is correct. What makes this platform so interesting is that it steps away from the boring old fashion method of quizzing students. It also allows teachers to upload photos and videos to each quiz.
Kahoot is free to join for both teachers and students only requiring instructors to sign up and begin creating quizzes, discussions, or surveys.
Kahoot supports monitoring progress in all content areas as it allows instructors to create quizzes on any topic they choose. Teachers are also provided the scores after each quiz (amount each student answered correctly and the amount of time it took each student to answer the questions) allowing them to monitor how each student performed. Teachers can use this tool as a stepping stone to see if students are understanding the material being taught based on the amount of correct answers provided. Also by seeing the time each students takes to answer the question can show instructors if students are having difficulties with the choices. In the science classroom I would use Kahoot to make quizzes fun and engaging as I monitor their progress based on the quiz scores each students receives.
A potential problem instructors may encounter would be students not working independently. Since students would have to have their own devices out and are encouraged to look up at the board to read the question then back at their device it would be hard to make sure each student answer is independent and not based on what colored answer their neighbor chose.
I like the way that we are moving towards more interactive quizzes. I remember using a similar platform in one of my college economics classes, and it was always fun for everyone to answer the question and see immediate results. This app definitely sounds like something that would work well in a bio classroom as well!
ReplyDeleteThis kind of reminds me of that app that allows students to participate in surveys while being in class. Think it's awesome without having their name plastered while participating.
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