Teachers reported increased student engagement when using Forms instead of paper-based assessments and surveys¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Teachers across grade levels reported greater student engagement and application when Forms replaced paper and pencil for assessments and surveys. → Digital Promise 2018

Evidence¶

Digital Promise 2018¶

Digital Promise. (2018). Meeting Learners Where They Are: Using Microsoft Forms to Drive Improvement in Learning Outcomes. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/8a12967d-b67d-404f-875f-3dc61d0cc32e doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/52

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Interview report: multiple teachers, including those of first-graders, described students as more engaged or applied with Forms; a third-grade pollution survey showed students their own contribution to the problem via automatic visual graphics.

"A middle-school teacher from Scotland, for example, described increased engagement among her students when using Forms as opposed to paper and a pencil."

Discussion¶

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