Differentiated Review Packets - use Google Forms as Quizzes!

Teachers strive to differentiate their course materials, providing students with exactly the learning support they need at exactly the right time.   But, accomplishing this exact timing and managing the process can sometimes be challenging!

Enter Google Forms as Quizzes! 

 

Stephanie Omobono

Stephanie Omobono (new to CCHS this year in the Math Department) attended a Google Forms as Quizzes training at CCHS. After seeing some of the features, she decided to use the power of Google Forms to provide a differentiated Review Packet for her students!

(Those of us who haven't seen Geometry in years - don't get bogged down in the math, just follow the flow!)

Stephanie used these powerful features available in Google Forms:

• Stephanie created a Google Form and used the option to make it a Quiz.
  
• Making a Google Form a Quiz allows you to set the correct answer for each question.(Question types supported:  multiple choice, checkboxes, and dropdown.  To a much lesser degree, short answer!)
• Google Forms provides the ability to give feedback for either correct or incorrect responses.
• Google Forms allows you to create different sections within a form and direct students to that section based on their response to a question.   

Here's Stephanie's first Review Packet question:

Students who answer correctly (A) are moved to the next section with a question covering a different review topic.  They have demonstrated mastery of the concept(s) contained in this first question.  Unfortunately, my answer, B, is incorrect.  

Google Forms as Quizzes gives Stephanie the ability to give feedback to students who answer correctly or incorrectly, and to send those students who haven't mastered the material to a section that provides more practice with this concept through additional problems.

(Note:  Feedback can be created by the teacher as in Stephanie's example, or can be a link to trusted resources posted online.)

Because I got the answer wrong, I see this:

Now I have the ability to see Stephanie's solution, compare mine to hers, and think through and explain why I got the problem wrong.  Next, I have a new question to practice applying this learning.  Stephanie can create as many practice questions as she feels appropriate.  When I answer correctly, I can automatically be sent on to the next section covering a different skill or building on the one I now have mastered.

Note:  You don't need to ask for student input if it isn't desired.  You can just provide additional questions so students get more practice with the material. 

FlowChart Perspective:

If you are a visual learner (like me!), the process is outlined below in a flowchart:

From the Teacher Perspective:

Google Analytics give a nice overview of which questions were missed by the class overall, perhaps indicating a re-teaching opportunity.  Teachers can also see how individual students answered, and hone in more quickly on the exact skills students have yet to master.  Stephanie was pleasantly surprised at the thoughtful responses students gave as to why they missed a question.  

Student Feedback:

Stephanie is teaching two classes on the same topic.  One class doesn't struggle with the material, and indicated that the Review Packet was good, but not any more helpful than other review activities that they had done in the past.  The second class struggles with understanding the material.  They reported that this Review Packet was incredibly helpful to them!

Does this seem like a tool that would help you in your work with students?
Can you think of parts of your curriculum when something like this would be helpful to your student's learning?  Feel free to comment or suggest uses to your fellow teachers!