Online tests – Which one shall I use? magyarul

(Bea Udvari, Noémi Vizi, 2020. március 11.)

One of the biggest classroom challenges in the XXI. century is: shall we use and allow the use of smart devices in our lessons in the classroom? The following questions have arisen in most of us: should the students use their smart devices during the lessons? If yes, when? And what would be the suitable extent? Which tasks should we do with them? Or shall I completely prohibit the use of smart devices in the classroom? How can I do this? If I prohibit, isn’t it harmful? Can I only keep the attention through smart devices?

These are eternal dilemmas, which we have already discussed in this blog post.

Now, in this post, we are going to show some free, online platforms, which enables us to use smart devices in the classroom. This gamification can be used to test the students’ knowledge, and we can also reach those students who cannot be open in face-to-face interactions. The online pages have been tested based on our experience and with the same questionnaire. These tests are also published, so you can test their functions and working on your own.

Criteria
Google Forms
Involve.me
Classmarker
Fyrebox
Kahoot!
What is it good for?
You can create tests.
You can create tests.
You can create tests.
You can create tests.
You can create tests (competitions).
Registration
You can use it with Gmail account
Free
Free
You can use it with Gmail account
You can use it with Gmail account
Dashboard
simple choice questions
Easy and interactive
Complicated
Easy and interactive
simple choice questions
Available in hungarian
yes
no
no
yes
no
Types of questions
simple choice questions
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
true or false
no
no
yes
yes
no
multiple-choice questions
yes
no
yes
yes
no
range
no
yes
no
no
no
essay
no
yes
no
no
no
insert images
no
yes
no
no
no
How can the user use the platform?
Link is necessary, the identification is optional
Link is necessary
Link is necessary, identification (name and/or email address is compulsory)
Link is necessary
PIN is necessary
How many user can use it?
unlimited
unlimited
It is free up to 100 filling
unlimited
unlimited
Is there a timeframe?
No
No
No
No
It can be set per questions
Is teacher control necessary?
No, it can be used independently
No, it can be used independently
No, it can be used independently
No, it can be used independently
yes
Is the total score available at the end of the test?
yes
no
yes
no
yes (it shows the fastest users after each questions too)

Please feel free to test these platforms. If you have any questions, or you would like to share your experiences with us, we are waiting for your emails to our email.