The concept is simple:
- Create a multiple choice quiz
- Add questions that can include images and explanations (visible after the question is answered)
- Share the quiz by emailing it, tweeting, or posting a link
- See simple statistics about the questions and quizzes (i.e. how many answered questions correctly, average scores, etc.)
In the time since I first saw the site, the publishers have added a "class" and "students" feature. With these tools, an educator can create and manage student accounts, and distribute quizzes to students in their classes. Currently, teachers must create student accounts by typing students' names and email addresses.
Simplicity is a good thing when it comes to creating technology solutions for educators, and the group of programmers associated with this project seem to understand that very well. QuizBean seems an excellent choice for formative assessment-- I can see teachers starting classes with a QuizBean projected on a screen. I can see teachers using QuizBeans in flipped classrooms; I can see QuizBeans being used as reading guides for fiction and non-fiction.
This is a relatively new project and the publishers appear to be actively developing features and refining the product. My wish list for this site:
- Make your terms of service clear, so that educators know who you are;
- Allow teachers to upload student accounts via .csv;
- Add a school level organization, so teachers can enroll from a common list;
- Allow teachers to copy a quiz (so I can tweek it without rewriting it);
- Allow me to share quizzes in an editable format (so I can share a quiz and let others edit it).
Do yourself a favor, and create an account on QuizBean and follow them on Twitter (@quizbean)
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