Students in the experimental group reported that Kahoot quizzes helped, were fun, and left them feeling positive about exam preparation¶

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q2 i? Asked what effect the Kahoot quizzes had on their exam preparation, experimental-group students responded most often with "helped" (17 times), then "fun" (3), "good" (3), and "positive" (2). → Iwamoto 2017

Evidence¶

Iwamoto 2017¶

Iwamoto, D. H., Hargis, J., Taitano, E. J., & Vuong, K. (2017). Analyzing the efficacy of the testing effect using Kahoot on student performance. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 18(2). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1145220

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Questionnaire administered only to the experimental group (n=24 responses), analyzed thematically and by word frequency. Responses were dominated by "helped" 17 times, with fun, good, and positive mentioned less often.

"The final question was asked only to the experimental group, “What effect did the Kahoot quizzes have on your preparation for the exam? ” Table 7 shows that participants responded with “helped” 17 times, followed by “fun” (3), “good” (3), and “positive” (2)."

Discussion¶

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