Agnostic Diagnostic: The Socrative App in the Classroom (Blog 6)

K-12 education is going through a transformation and we need reaffirmation from our students. We see their smiling (and sometime somber) faces on Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or Google Meet.  They look like they understand what is going on, but do they really?  With more than half student populations (all in some places) on virtual learning, the bar just got raised for student learning and accountability is sky high. 

From A Teacher's Point of View

Teachers need student learning to be personalized and transparent.  Socrative is a way for teachers to create exit tickets to get feedback on students’ understanding of concepts during that live online session.  The Student Response System populates responses from students for teachers to view from their screen in real time.  Beautifully transparent!  Teacher can see how students answer questions on a quiz, gives opportunities to assign group work and collaborative assessments, and accommodates those teachable moments that call for those on-the-fly assessments.  The great thing about it is students can access Socrative from any device.

 

From a Student's Point of View

Online classroom sessions can be boring and mundane. Socrative encourages students to be actively engaged in fun games and activities.  Students can work independently or collaboratively with their peers on to engage higher-order thinking skills.  Teachers can determine how to help students through remediation or reteaching strategies.  Also, teachers will know when to assign advanced learning opportunities and extension activities to the highflyers. Research proves that students are more comfortable in classrooms with Socrative because they are actively engaged and are delighted to ask questions and received feedback in a non-threatening way.  

Using Socrative in the Classroom

Ticket-out-the Door. At the end of a class period, the teacher can incorporate Socrative by having the students complete an exit ticket, which is essentially their ticket out the door.  Online, it is their ticket before signing off

Create Quizzes or On-the-Fly Assessments. Teachers have the option of creating a short assessment to visual the daily achievement of learning objectives.  Also, teachers can quickly take advantage of a teachable moment or a quick assessment.  Some of the best teaching experiences are the ones that are not planned.  

Formative Assessment. Teachers can also use Socrative as a no-cost way to design a formal assessment.  They can visually see student responses as they respond to assessment questions.  Teachers can see right away if students gained mastery of learning objectives or if they need additional instruction.  

Here are 13 ways to use Socrative as a formative assessment.

Check out these Socrative teacher strategies.

When teachers use agnostic tools like Socrative, they have the freedom to engage their students in a variety of ways and visually get a snapshot of students’ understanding of lesson concepts at a glance and through more comprehensive examination.  With Socrative, teachers stay on top of students’ learning.

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References 

    Al Sunni, A., & Latif, R. (2020). Determining the effectiveness of a cell phone-based student response system. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 15(1), 59–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2019.12.002

    Dakka, S.M. (2015). Using Socrative to enhance in-class student engagement and collaboration. International Journal on Integrating Technology in Education, 4(3), 1-7. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1510/1510.02500.pdf

    Muir, S., Tirlea, L., Elphinstone, B. & Huynh, M. (2020) Promoting classroom engagement through the use of an online student response system: A mixed methods analysis. Journal of Statistics Education, 28(1), 25-31. 

https://doi.10.1080/10691898.2020.1730733

    Valenza, J. (2015). Evolving wi th evidence. Knowledge Quest, 43(3), 36-43.