Ideas for Designing Better Quizzes: A Literature Review and Suggestion

Abstract

Regarded as a popular type of assessment to test students' knowledge, quiz have a tendency of increasing student's motivation and potential due to its informal, fast and easy to administer nature. It is also deemed as an efficient tool to administer response regarding comprehension of topics taught. This article discusses the practice of quiz as an assessment tool in testing learning outcomes through the results of literature review. Previous studies have shown that quizzes could be conducted to assess learning achievement in the form of score or training practice. The diversity of methods and types of quizzes was put forth to evaluate the learning outcomes of students not only on paper but also online. However, the design of quiz was not explicitly stated as the courses and learning objectives are diversified. Hence, this article has suggested some guidance to teachers in designing a more effective and systematic form of quizzes according to the needs and objectives stipulated.

Challenges in Utilizing Quizizz as a Formative E-Assessment Media in English for Tour Operations Class

“…These students agreed that Nova et al ( 2023) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 seconds was insufficient to answer one question as they needed more time to read the question and the options provided. As a formative assessment, a shorter time is required as the assessment process is more straightforward (Surip et al, 2021). However, as the program is utilized as an educational quiz tool, the English teacher or lecturer needs to be aware of the rule, which amount of time also becomes one of the considerations in automated score calculation; the less time they answer, the better score they get.…”