Monday, January 28, 2019

Grading Forms in Classroom You Can Do

Recently, I've been working with a teacher on setting up self-grading quizzes with Google Forms. A key component is the teacher said it was crucial that he can get the results back to the students. This will then allow them to go over it as a class and each student could see their own work.

A little background - Forms is my 1st Google love. Once I learned how to create a quiz in Forms, grade it with Flubaroo (an awesome add-on), and email results to my students' parents, I was hooked! (my students didn't have access to school email) That was about 6 years ago ... and WOW! Has Forms come a L O N G way!


 

Forms is fairly intuitive and simple. Setting up a Google Form to be a Quiz is also simple. To set it up to be Quiz that grades itself, reports results to the teacher AND is returned to the student is a bit more of a workflow. Not awful, but definitely something we had to work through since I'd never personally done this with students. Because of this, I created a Google Slidedeck to help with the workflow. Each slide has written instructions on the left and a short video that gives a visual match to the instructions. (We were able to do some of it retroactively, so don't worry if you want to try it out and have already given the quiz.) The Slidedeck is at the end of this entry.

Let's start with a little pedagogy ... not every subject should have ALL quizzes done digitally. Not all quizzes have to be 100% digital. Not all Forms have to be quizzes. Please use Forms as a tool when it fits the purpose of the lesson/activity. For example, the teacher I've been working with wants to use this in his math class. Not all math questions lend themselves to be auto-graded. We decided which of his daily review questions should be digital and which should still be done on paper. This also allows for space for his students to show their work, vital to seeing if the student has master the topic. The digital part of the quiz will greatly reduce his grading time.

What about the student side? This teacher is a 4th grade teacher. It is worth noting that while his students have been using chromebooks in the classroom for more than 2 years, they haven't done too many classroom assessments on them. State assessments, yes, but not classroom ones. Using Google Classroom isn't new to them either, but taking a quiz in Classroom then receiving it back to view IS new. He walked them through the process and said they did great. Students are quick to learn as long as they have a leader.


Final thoughts . . . Forms is the perfect tool for assessments, but don't let this be a limit. Have a worksheet? Create it in Forms. Add in a video or two for students to view as they work through it. Want to work in a little intervention? Use the "Go To Section Based on Answer ..." option with multiple choice - this allows the student to be directed to a questions based on what they selected.

Ready to get started? I hope so. I hope this workflow helps you. Please refer to it as often as you like. If you get stuck or have a question, please reach out to me in the comments below or on Twitter @kiefersj or even via email, sarah@techyoucando.com .


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10 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing this! The steps are easy to follow and I enjoyed the pro tips!

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    1. I'm so glad! Thank you for taking the time to let me know it's helpful.

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  2. Great job, Sarah! Very detailed along with varied methods of instruction.

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  3. Great post. Thank you for sharing this detailed with us. I would like to share this with: QandA

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    1. I'm not real sure what QandA exactly is, but I'm always happy to share!

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  4. Hi Sarah, Thanks for the help with this. As we move to remote learning, I'm realizing how limited my knowledge it with these online platforms. I was left with one questions after your tutorial. On some of my posts, I included more than one assignment, and I'm not able to import grades. There's not even an option at the top right. I can click on each individual assignment and release grades, but I'd really like to import them. Do I need to post each individual assignment separately? Thanks for your help with this!
    Stephanie

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    1. Good question! I'm going to guess yes, they need to be their own assignments. I don't know how Classroom would be able to differentiate each different assignments grades.
      Sarah

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  5. I thought your post on our group would solve my most burning question/problem, but alas, it did not. :( I've been using FORMS for years, but never used short/answer or graded within the GC world until now. I am providing extensive feedback to my students about their choices and written answers. I grade and return. Unlike my feedback on SLIDES, they see nothing but a grade on their end. (They do NOT use their gmails.) If they click on the form to see, they just get a new copy. They don't get to see their choices or my feedback. I purposely left it open to do again, because I wanted them to see my feedback, and have another shot to make corrections. Problems I can't solve without them utilizing gmail:
    1) They need to see their feedback and their original quiz with results, AFTER I handgraded the short answer, and gave feedback on it all, graded and released it--- they can only see results immediately after submission, and that gives them no feedback. :(

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    1. This "should" work! There are very specific settings that need to be in place, but once the Form is returned, the kiddos should be able to open up their responses and then be able to read your feedback - not just their right/wrong answers.

      I found out recently (& I've updated the instructions to include this) that the Form needs to be THE ONLY item attached to the assignment in order to be able to import grades. PLEASE let me know if you give it a go - again - and if I can help. The teacher I worked with wanted students to be able to see their answers so they could go over them in class.

      It might be in your settings IN the form in the answer key part of when you make it a quiz. Good luck! I'd be happy to help.
      Sarah

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