Using technology for assessment, marking and feedback

1. Using Technology
for Assessment,
Marking and
Feedback
Amanda Salt, Head of Spanish, Grosvenor Grammar School

2. Webinar Objectives
● Develop knowledge and understanding of the use of
online marking and assessment tools
● Show how timely and effective feedback can be given
using technology
● Show the research basis for the approaches used
● Share ideas that have proven to be effective and that
can be immediately implemented by schools
● Direct to supporting resources and support that is
available

3. Education Endowment Foundation
Teacher Feedback to Improve Pupil Learning

4. Research Ed Dublin Sept 22
Retrieval practice How teaching happens
Retrieval practice is the strongest form
of learning, above concept maps,
reading and underlining
Spaced repetition goes hand in hand
with retrieval practice
● Quizlet
● iDoRecall
● Kahoot
● PearDeck
● Nearpod
1. RP low stakes
2. Variety
3. Not just start of lesson
4. Make time for feedback
and reflection
5. Teacher low effort and
student high impact
● Learning vs performance.
Latter measured during /
after instruction.
● Reduce your feedback.
Let them act on what you
have said.
Barbara Oakley Kate Jones Paul
A.Kirschner

5. Research Ed Dublin Sept 22
Closing the feedback
loop - be specific in
guidance to improve
Moving forward by
looking back
● Three feedback triggers
● True?
● Correct?
● Helpful?
● Effective feedback
● Diagnostic
● Timely
● Acted upon
● understandable
● Motivational
● ‘Write more’ useless. Guidance on
how to write more
● Retrieval practice as formative assessment
● SMALL steps. Chunk it down
● The time explaining
● Model it
● Practice “now put your notes away”
● Engage them with questions
● Assessment increase
● Success increase - feel good they’re getting it right
● Become more motivated after they are successful
Mark Roberts Daire Lambert
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6. Closing the Feedback loop
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7. Websites
inc.
Formative Assessment
Retrieval Practice
Spaced Learning

8. Quizlet
● Import from Word (tabbed) or type as you go
● Save to Classes / Folders
● Easy export to other websites
● Self-assessed learning, Classic Live or Checkpoint

9. Memrise
● Import from Quizlet
● Classes
● Stats: Choose course, weekly, monthly, all time

10. Blooket ● Import from Quizlet
● Solo or Host
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11. Gimkit
● Import from Quizlet
● Subscription for homework
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12. Kahoot
● Create your own Kahoots
● Discover tab for resources
● Assign option 12

13. Deck.toys
If
● Create your own
● Deck Gallery

14. Genially
https://view.genial.ly/5ee684670d7bd20d89ff2f61/game-breakout-y9-sp-escape-
room
● Create your own
● Browse ‘Inspiration’

15. Carousel Learning

16. Language Gym
● Subscription
● Classes
● In-depth analysis: pupil, task, time, score

17. Sentence Builders
● Subscription
● Book / Community
● In-depth analysis: pupil, task, time, score

18. Whiteboard.fi
REGISTER AS TEACHER
● The Free version
can always be used
without registration.
● By registering you
can try the Premium
version for free for
14 days

19. Nearpod
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20. Flippity
● Free
● Import vocab to spreadsheet

21. Flippity – flashcards
● Import vocab to spreadsheet
● Share - publish to web
● Click on link to open resource
● Click on More for a range of activities

22. Flippity
games for assessment
Flippity.net:
Flashcards
75%
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Flippity.net Randomizer GCSE los deportes - Google Sheets

23. Wheel of Names
Elephants
Koalas are even more lazy than
cats.
Dogs
Elephants can sense storms.
Cats
Dogs can smell your feelings.
Pandas
Kangaroos Koalas
There are more kangaroos than
humans in Australia.
Cats use their whiskers as
feelers
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GCSE Sp Leisure points (wheelofnames.com)

24. Mentimeter
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25. MS Forms
• Insert into assignment
• Review in Teams or forms.office.com
• Length of time plus score
• Feedback for individual questions plus
overall feedback
• Scores exported to spreadsheet
MS Teams

26. Assignments
Create a comment bank for assignments
Attach rubric
MS Teams

27. KS4 digital
textbook
Use of content library and class notebook for assessment
OneNote

28. A level class notebook
OneNote
A level target setting
using existing tests

29. Assessment tasks for written work
OneNote

30. Feedback for written work - typed
OneNote

31. Feedback for written work – Digital inking
OneNote

32. Feedback for written work - audio feedback
OneNote

33. Thank you
Any questions?
asalt518@c2ken.net
@amandasalt
Languages and Learning NI
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