ThatQuiz
For this blog post I decided to share some details about the online website ThatQuiz. ThatQuiz is a free online testing service that can be used by both teachers, students and parents. Teachers can test students' knowledge on a number of subjects through test-formats such as multiple-choice, matching, and short-answer questions. By signing up teachers have access to a complete record-keeping service for their students' grades; can create tests with more-precise tools and use questions from different categories; and access a public test library.
As you can see in this first activity, users can set the length, level and time of the quizzes. Also, the user can choose between currencies from different nations, as opposed to just American and Canadian currencies.
And as illustrated in this measurement-type quiz, users are automatically provided with a ruler that they can move across the screen and set with their cursor and then give their answer. Related quiz-types also provide users with tools such as protractors.
Based on what I have observed thus far, ThatQuiz can be a highly useful tool, yet its plain appearance can make it seem a little underwhelming at first glance. This website first became available in 2004, and thus lacks the flashy presence and guidance that younger users often expect from educational websites. Although, this simplicity may be beneficial as some students could also become distracted and/or overwhelmed by too much stimuli. And the straightforward design makes it easy for teachers and others to adjust the content for individual students. Overall, I feel that this website is worth looking into more in the future.
Courtesy of Michael O.@NU (OTECA)
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