Practice Quiz as a Formative Assessment

Essential Details

Interaction Type People Time Stakes

✖ Learner-to-Learner

✖ Learner-to-Instructor

★ Learner-to-Content

★ Individual

✖ With Others

★ Asynchronous

✖ Synchronous

★ Low-Stakes

✖ High-Stakes

Description

Create at least three questions that ask students to apply the concepts they have learned. In Canvas, allow unlimited attempts and set as a practice quiz. This gives students an opportunity to practice and track their progress.

Example

Here are three example questions.

  1. Which branch of government makes the laws?
    1. Judicial
    2. Executive
    3. Legislative
  2. Which branch has the power to declare war?
    1. Judicial
    2. Executive
    3. Legislative
  3. Which branch of government contains the Justice Department?
    1. Judicial
    2. Executive
    3. Legislative

Bloom's level

The level in bold indicates this activity’s place within Bloom’s Taxonomy of learning (Cognitive Domain). Higher-levels contains lower-levels within it.

Level Action

Sixth

Create

Fifth

Evaluate

Fourth

Analyze

Third

Apply

Second

Understand

★ First

★ Remember

Verb

Recall

Tools

  • Canvas Quiz
  • Qualtrics

Teaching Goal

The one main teaching goal for your activity

Practice New Skills or Concepts