Teen Literacy Tips » Assessment http://www.nicksenger.com/blog Working to Improve the Teaching of Literature Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:08:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Create Online Quizzes Free with Google Docs http://www.nicksenger.com/blog/create-online-quizzes-free-with-google-docs http://www.nicksenger.com/blog/create-online-quizzes-free-with-google-docs#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:03:55 +0000 Nick http://www.nicksenger.com/blog/?p=243 Wesley Fryer of Moving at the Speed of Creativity has a great post on using Google Docs for creating online quizzes. Wesley’s post includes two videos: the first shows how to create an online quiz, and in the second Wesley explains how to automate the grading of the quiz using if-then formulas.

The main point of the article is that Google forms now support branching surveys, so that survey-takers can be routed to different pages dependent on their answers.

It’s been so long since I used Google Docs, I wasn’t even aware online forms could be created.  Thanks, Wesley!

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  • Literature Circle Rubric – If you have your students gather in small groups to discuss the books their reading, have them self-evaluate using this rubric.  It can also be easily adapted to other classes.
  • Sustaind Silent Reading Rubric – This tool lets students know exactly what you expect from them when they’re given time to read silently in class.  It’s fairly generic, and can be customized as you like.
  • Reading Portfolio Rubric – My students have 3-ring binders in which they keep their notes, handouts, reading logs, and texts we’re studying.  I use this rubric to assess their binder once or twice a quarter.

If you have any questions about using the rubrics, or if you have suggestions to improve them, please leave a comment.

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