Student Response and Assessment Tools

Lesson Idea Name: National Holidays

Content Area: Social Studies

Grade Level(s): Kindergarden
Content Standard Addressed: SSKH1 Identify the national holidays and describe the people and/or
events celebrated.

Technology Standard Addressed:

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Teachers use their knowledge of subject
matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student
learning, creativity and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools
and resources.
c.Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual
understanding and thinking, planning and creative processes.
d. Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues,
and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.
Selected Technology Tool:
☐ Socrative ☐ iRespond ☐ Quizlet ☐ Plickers X Kahoot! ☐ Office365 Forms
☐ Other:
URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

Technology that student will use to respond to questions/prompts:

☐ Computer ☐ Hand-held student response system (like iRespond) ☐ Phone X Tablet (such
as iPad) 

☐ Other wireless device (such as iPod Touch)
Type of session:
X Teacher-Paced ☐ Student-Paced
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):
X Remembering X Understanding X Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐
Creating

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Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Using Kahoot is one of the most efficient ways to assess
student learning in the classroom. Kahoot offers educators the opportunity to assess the class using
personal devices or school devices. Kahoot allows users to insert media such as images or videos,
kahoots can be created in different languages; and the variety of learning modalities that Kahoot
addresses reflects many of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines.
Engagement: This student response tool offers educators an engaging way to test the learning and
knowledge of their students. Kahoot uses game-based learning approach to inspire creation and
research in students. The students view this activity more as a game than an assessment and this
encourages quality engagement. One can also ensure that all students are participating. 

Representation: The students represent their knowledge on the topic by selecting the appropriate
answer choice. This SRT is competitive, and students enjoy seeing their performance up on the
board. 

Action and Expression: Kahoot is an interactive game that allows students to participate
individually or in groups. Kahoot offers immediate feedback after each question, displaying the
number of correct responses as when as the number of incorrect responses for each possible
answer. 

Describe the instructional activities that will occur PRIOR to the SRT activity and how you will
introduce the SRT activity.
The students will be introduced to a variety of national holidays and people celebrated in America.
We will discuss as a class what each holiday is and when it is celebrated, and we will also discuss
historical figures and what he or she did to impact our country. After the teacher goes over these
days celebrated, a short video will be played for what happens and what or who is celebrated on
each of the days. Likewise, the Kahoot game will be introduced at the end of the lesson. The
teacher will have the iPads logged into the game for the Kindergartners, and he or she will hand
the students an iPad. Furthermore, the teacher will exemplify with the IWB how students will
select the correct day that matches the question.
Describe the purpose of the SRT activity (check all that apply):
X Assess prior knowledge ☐ Anticipatory set (Create interest in a topic) ☐ To illuminate
common misconceptions X Formative assessment of content knowledge (for purpose of
differentiation and mastery for ALL students) ☐ Summative assessment of content knowledge
☐ Test preparation
☐ Survey/Poll ☐ Discussion starter ☐ “Homework” collection ☐ Other (please explain):

Briefly describe what will happen DURING the SRT activity: The students will be given iPads to
answer the Kahoot questions. The teacher will read the questions and answer choices to the
students, and he or she will have 20 seconds to choose the best choice. The activity as a whole
should last anywhere between 20 and 30 minutes.

Type of questions/prompts used in this activity (check all that apply):

X Multiple choice ☐ Multiple select ☐ True/False ☐ Yes/No
☐ Short open-ended response or fill-in the blank ☐ Longer open-ended response

If you are unable to provide a working sample of your questions, please list them below (8-10):

Right/Wrong answers: Will there be right/wrong answers to these questions?

X Yes ☐ No
☐ Mixed (Some will have correct answers, other will not.)

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Immediate corrective feedback: Will you pre-select correct answers to some of all of the
questions and display correct response to the class after the SRT activity?
X Yes
☐ No
Why or why not? The teacher will select the correct answer choice to all of the questions. The
students receive immediate feedback to whether their answer choice was right to wrong after
submitting. The teacher will also over the quiz with the students afterwards so that he or she
understands why which answer choice was right or wrong.

Describe what will happen AFTER the SRT activity? After the SRT activity ends, the teacher will
ask the students to place the iPads on the table when the quiz finishes. Then, he or she will walk
around to gather all of the iPads from the tables. The students will be instructed to sit quietly until
the next activity. The teacher will go over the quiz with the students afterwards so that he or she
understands why which answer choice was right or wrong.
How will the data be used? The data collected will be the students responses to each of the
questions asked. This will provide the teacher with information on how well the students
understand each National holiday celebrated in the U.S. This student response quiz will go in the
grade book. The results will also be posted on the class blog for parents to monitor individual
progress. Moreover, the teacher will not discuss which students got what questions right; however,
he or she will explain which answer is correct for each question and why. Likewise, if any of the
students miss 5 or more, the teacher will set aside individual review time for these students at
some point during the instructional day.
Describe your personal learning goal for this activity. This is the fist time trying a SRT with the
Kindergarten students. My hope is that it builds an interest in their use of technology and that is
also helps them become engaged in the lesson with this fun, hands-on learning tool.
Reflective Practice:
From using Kahoot as a SRT, teachers receive immediate data that can be used to inform teaching
and learning that instant in the classroom. This is significant because it gives students and teachers
the opportunity to change the course of the lesson if necessary.
Moreover, Kahoot is used in many special needs classes, extracurricular courses and teachers can
even give students homework where they create their own Kahoots or play Kahoots in Ghost Mode.
(In Ghost Mode you replay a game.) The teacher may upload this game to the class blog for
students to practice at home, taking this from a LoTi 4 to a LoTi 5 because it will be used outside
of the four walls of the classroom. Likewise, the teacher may also ask the students to create their
own Kahoot game at home. The students may be asked to come up with their own questions about
the National holidays and create their own answer choices. This enhances students creative mind
set and gives them a chance to use their own computer or tablet. They are engaged in making this
quiz at home for their classmates to complete. Also, the teacher can give specific instructions on
the class blog on how to use Kahoot and create a quiz, and the parents can upload the link.

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