introduction
Testmoz is a very quick and simple way to generate an online quiz for your students. The program has many options so you can customize the quiz and the responses your students will receive. For the quiz you can:
When students are done taking the test and push the submit button, you can set it so that students can instantaneously see just their percentage correct or you can add information on which questions they got correct and the correct answers. Testmoz creates a report of your test for the teacher administrator, including: names of each person with grade, score, percent correct, start time, total time, average grade and average time. In a second section, Testmoz also lists in table format individual responses for each question (right or wrong) with simple checks and percent correct for each question, so that you can evaluate the student as well as the test question. Both sections of the report can be downloaded and put in excel where the teacher can further manipulate the data.
To get started go to https://testmoz.com/. Click make a test. Create a test name and a password for you to keep as the administrator of the test. You then can adjust settings: write an introduction and closing words for your test, set a passcode to give to the students to take the quiz, and choose what information students will see when done (percentage correct, individual question responses and or correct answers). Next, start making questions and then publish. You will be given a URL and the passcode you created to give your students so they may take the test. (Students do not need to have an account – Neither do teachers!) One of the major pros for this program is its ease of use. Without the need to register your class, a test can be created in just a few minutes. The interface is very self-explanatory.
The free version of Testmoz, allows for up to 50 questions on each test and 100 responses to each test. There is a paid version ($20 a year) for unlimited questions and responses.
- create 4 different types of questions: true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blank and select all that apply,
- decide how many options you have for each question,
- choose how much each question is worth (whole numbers only),
- set multiple correct answers for a fill in the blank question, and
- randomize the order of the questions and/or the choices.
When students are done taking the test and push the submit button, you can set it so that students can instantaneously see just their percentage correct or you can add information on which questions they got correct and the correct answers. Testmoz creates a report of your test for the teacher administrator, including: names of each person with grade, score, percent correct, start time, total time, average grade and average time. In a second section, Testmoz also lists in table format individual responses for each question (right or wrong) with simple checks and percent correct for each question, so that you can evaluate the student as well as the test question. Both sections of the report can be downloaded and put in excel where the teacher can further manipulate the data.
To get started go to https://testmoz.com/. Click make a test. Create a test name and a password for you to keep as the administrator of the test. You then can adjust settings: write an introduction and closing words for your test, set a passcode to give to the students to take the quiz, and choose what information students will see when done (percentage correct, individual question responses and or correct answers). Next, start making questions and then publish. You will be given a URL and the passcode you created to give your students so they may take the test. (Students do not need to have an account – Neither do teachers!) One of the major pros for this program is its ease of use. Without the need to register your class, a test can be created in just a few minutes. The interface is very self-explanatory.
The free version of Testmoz, allows for up to 50 questions on each test and 100 responses to each test. There is a paid version ($20 a year) for unlimited questions and responses.
Weaknesses and challenges
This tool is an online version of a standard traditional written test, therefore, it has similar limitations. These tests may often focus on facts, memorized information, and lower order thinking skills. They can often lack skills of analysis, evaluation, synthesis, and creativity especially without an essay portion or longer problem solving section. The tests may not be connected to authentic application of the subject. This online tool has additional limitations, such as the inability to include images or videos. For example, you cannot show a picture of a plant and ask questions about its different parts. As with some other online quiz programs, and especially because no special log in is required (like my students are signed in with their school account for a google form quiz), students could take tests for someone else. These are some of the additional challenges of an online tool. However, the ease of grading and instantaneous feedback it provides can outweigh some of these weaknesses.
Application in an online classroom
This tool could be used in an online classroom especially as a formative assessment. This would utilize one of its biggest advantages – instant feedback. In a chemistry class there are many facts and skills that could be quickly assessed using the Testmoz program. Topics such as significant figures, scientific notation and compound naming would be ideal for a Testmoz quiz. Students could take the quiz as a formative assessment. If they achieved a 90% or more they could go on. If they earned less than that, the student could do more work to better understand the topic.
Learning objective
The following objective would be an example of one that could be assessed with a Testmoz quiz.
After in class activities on periodic table trends and given a periodic table, the student will be able to rank elements by atomic size, electronegativity and ionization energy at least 90% correctly.
The test would be a series of multiple choice questions that would have questions like “What is the correct rank from largest to smallest atom?" The student then would have several lists to choose from.
After in class activities on periodic table trends and given a periodic table, the student will be able to rank elements by atomic size, electronegativity and ionization energy at least 90% correctly.
The test would be a series of multiple choice questions that would have questions like “What is the correct rank from largest to smallest atom?" The student then would have several lists to choose from.