Formative Assessment

Tools
For Student Data Analysis

What it is: A tool that allows you to create interactive

slideshows your students can follow along with

What it is: A free add-in for PowerPoint that allows

you to add video & quizzes into slides.

What it is useful for: Introducing new content, quick

checks for whole-class understanding

What it is useful for: Flipped classroom analytics; tells

how long a student watched an assigned video for,

Pros: Easy to use and compatible with PPT, students

do not need to make an account

time spent on each slide, correct & incorrect

responses, etc

Cons: Not many options to customize, not great for

long-term data collection

Pros: can be used with existing Office 365 student

accounts
Cons: Available for Office 365 districts only

What it is: A teacher-paced tool that allows you to

create trivia-style review games

What it is: A student-paced tool that allows you to

create trivia-style review games

What it is useful for: Looking for gaps in

understanding with before quiz or test with whole

What it is useful for: Looking for gaps in

understanding before quiz or test with individuals

group
Pros: Fun and engaging, good for whole-class data,
students do not need to make an account

Pros: Fun and engaging, good for whole-class data

and self-assessment, students do not need to make an
account

Cons: Only multiple choice questions are allowed, not

great for long-term data collection

Cons: Only multiple choice questions are allowed, not

great for long-term data collection

What it is: A tool that allows you to create multiplechoice and short-answer quizzes, exit tickets, and
review games

What it is: A tool that allows you to create multiplechoice and short-answer questions for daily checks for
understanding

What it is useful for: Quick whole-class checks for

understanding, short review game before quiz/test

What it is useful for: Short, ungraded formative

assessments and pre-assessments

Pros: Saves reports for future use, students do not

need to make an account

Pros: Allows you to tie standards to questions, great

for short and long-term data analysis

Cons: Not great for long-term data

Cons: Students have to make an account, difficult to

grade short-answer questions

Formative Assessment
Tools
For Student Data Analysis

What it is: A low-tech tool that allows you to create

multiple-choice questions for daily checks for
understanding

What it is: A tool that allows you to create quizzes

with a variety of question styles

What it is useful for: Quick checks for understanding

when Chromebooks are not available

What it is useful for: Short-answer analysis, giving

feedback to students, math questions or questions
where work needs to be shown

Pros: Provides charts and downloadable reports, fast

and low-tech

Pros: Option for no student account, easy to give

feedback on questions, students can draw answers

Cons: Only multiple choice questions are allowed,

difficult with larger numbers of students

Cons: Students have to make an account for longterm data collection