Explains about hot potatoes and quiz maker. Also highlights the advantages and limitations of hot potatoes and online quiz maker.

1. Web Application of Development of Tests:
Hot Potatoes & Online Quiz Makers.
Submitted by
Silpa Vijayan
English

2. Educational Psychology
 Application of Physical Science & Engineering Technology.
 Provide mechanical or electro-mechanical tools.
 Abbreviated Edu.Tech or Ed.Tech.
 Theoretical Knowledge.
 Learning theory.
 Computer based training.
 Online learning.
 Mobile technologies.

3. Web Technology
 Communication between different types of devices.
 Markup language.
 Multimedia packages.
 Incoporates two words ( web and technology).
 Web : ● World Wide Web ( www).
● 1989.
● Berner’s Lee.
● Share resources.
 Technology: ● Knowledge of techniques.
● Machines.

4. Web Application
 Application software.
 Runs on Operating System.
 Presented by a user.
 Active network connection is needed.
 Client server modeled structure.
 Off site server.
 Web-mail
 Online retail sales.
 Online banking.
 Online activities.

5. Hot Potatoes
 Software.
 Interactive web.
 Puzzle.
 Quiz building.
 Middle primary level and above.
 Five tools ( multiple choice, short answers,
jumbled sentences, cross word , matching).
 Freeware.
 Both teachers and students can use.
 Research & development team.
 First version is 2.0.

6. Merits of Hot Potatoes
 Educational purpose.
 Closed source.
 Create small exercises.
 Linked to listening or reading text.

7. Demerits of Hot Potatoes
 Limited.
 Lack of Feedback.
 Limited in helping the learners.

8. Online Quiz Makers.
 Contest programme.
 Aim is to encourage children.
 Randomly arranged.
 General knowledge, current affairs, sports, history
science, technology, culture & heritage aspects.
 Latest details.
 Change randomly.

9. Merits of Online Quiz Makers
 Enter for a number of times.
 Improves performances.
 Improves confidence.
 Encourage children.
 Create quiz instantly.
 Instant feedbacks.
 Useful to both teachers & students.
 Avoid stress.

10. Demerits of Online Quiz Makers.
 Consume time.
 Requires active learner.
 Less attention to induviduals.