Informal Assessment: This activity is based off of an informal assessment design in order to meet the daily needs of students in the classroom. Informal assessments are used on a daily basis by teachers to help evaluate the progress and comprehension levels of their individual students. The way this activity is designed is so teachers can see how each individual student is progressing in their class and which concepts they may not be understanding and which ones they are. Informal assessments are important and crucial to use in the classroom and can help a student be more successful in this setting as well.

Targeted Students: Intermediate English as a Second Language Students

Learning Objectives:

1. Be able to identify correct comparatives and superlatives to express difference
2. Understand the meaning of ‘as…as’ and ‘not as… as’
3. Be able to identify appropriately formed sentences using comparatives and superlatives
4. Be able to use ‘as… as’ and ‘not as… as’ and than/ then to make tactful comparisons

Activity Description:

The game that I created is based off of the website Kahoot. Kahoot is a widely known website used in various settings both inside and outside of the classroom. Kahoot is essentially a multiple choice question and answer based software that allows each individual student to have their own answer and ranking based upon everyone playing that game at that time. The questions and answers will be projected in front of the class so all students can see via Smartboard technology. Technically all of the students have the same role as everyone is answering the same questions provided to the class via the Kahoot website.

Students will work off of personal tablets for this 10 question activity. The students will search the Kahoot.com website and enter the game pin provided to them and enter their name to keep track of their scores and percentages. The question will appear on the screen alone with no answer choices for 7 seconds, then the answer choices appears. This allows for students to thoroughly read the question before jumping into the answer choices. There will be no discussions when the students are reading the question and inputting their answers. The students are required to tap one of the four answer choices that correctly corresponds to the appropriate answer to the question. Once all students have answered, the correct answer will be shown and each student will receive a red or green screen on their tablet based on their correct or incorrect answer choice; a green screen means they answered correctly and a red screen means they answered incorrectly. The teacher is instructed to discuss the correct and incorrect answer choices for each questions in order for the students to understand why choices they may have chosen are either correct or incorrect. The teacher and students will then participate in a class wide discussion about the activity and the teacher can address any questions or concerns the students have. The teacher will explain why the correct answer choice was the most appropriate for the question and help guide the students as to why the other answer choices weren’t as appropriate.

After all of the questions have been answered, there will be a list on the screen of the top 5 students who answered the most questions correctly. Those top 5 students will receive a small prize and all students will receive positive praise for their efforts. This activity can either be recorded as a class participation grade, incomplete or complete, or whatever percentage they scored for the game can be entered as a classroom activity grade.

This Kahoot game addresses all of the learning objectives within the individual questions that are asked throughout the game. The teacher has the ability to create the entire game, so all questions and answers asked should relate to the learning objectives for that specific class period. Each question asked in my Kahoot game relates to the learning objectives based off of comparatives and superlatives.

The teacher will be able to see the students scoring accuracy and have the ability to understand which concepts are being understood better than others, if any. The teacher can then interpret that data information and use it to shape her future classes and lesson tapered to the students and their abilities. Also, the students will be interacting in discussion after each question, so there is still a good portion of social and peer communication built into the activity. This allows for positive and negative feedback from the teacher and peers to affect each students learning abilities and further understanding of the knowledge.

Kahoot Activity Sample Questions:

1. Which answer correctly creates a sentence using- as… as
   1. My mother is not as old as my grandmother.
   2. The boy did not make my sandwich as I wanted.
   3. Their car is as expensive not as our car.
   4. The magazine is not as detailed when she is the author.
2. Which sentence correctly uses- not as… as
   1. The blue ball is not as bright and big at home.
   2. Joes school is good as new just like Sadie’s school.
   3. My teacher is as amazing as your teacher.
   4. Austria is not as big as the U.S.A.
3. Which word correctly fits the sentence- Both sisters are pretty, but many people believe that Sadie is prettier ___ her sister.
   1. That
   2. Than
   3. Because
   4. And
4. Which comparative correctly completes the sentence- The turtle is _____ the rabbit.
   1. More slow
   2. Slower than
   3. The slowest
   4. The most slow
5. Complete the sentence- Traveling by plane is _____ than traveling by car.
   1. Expensiver
   2. More expensive
   3. The most expensive
   4. Expensive
6. Which sentence is completed correctly-
   1. For example, her grades were always better than his.
   2. For example, her grades were always as better as his.
   3. For example, her grades were always better then his.
   4. For example, her grades were always better with him.
7. Use the correct superlative- An elephant is _____ than a fly.
   1. Heavy
   2. Heaviest
   3. Heavier
   4. Heavying
8. Use the correct superlative- Who is the _____ woman on earth?
   1. Riching
   2. Richer
   3. Rich
   4. Richest
9. Which answer correctly creates a sentence using- as… as
   1. The pony in the field is as large as the hippo in the water canal.
   2. The pony in the field is larger than the hippo in the water canal.
   3. The pony is large as the hippo in the water canal.
   4. The pony is as large than the hippo in the water canal.
10. Which answer correctly creates a sentence using- as…. as
    1. Your factories are more dangerous than ours.
    2. The quality of your products isn’t as expensive as ours.
    3. Your designs are more conservative than ours.
    4. Your production is as fast as their production.

Sample photos from the Kahoot Game: How the game generally goes per question