Kahoot: A Game-based Formative Assessment Tool [Slides] is a presentation delivered during #TESOL2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Miguel Perez and Luis Jordan.

2. Agenda
● What is Formative Assessment (FA)?
● What is Kahoot?
● Kahoot + FA in the EFL/ESL Classroom
● Other uses for Kahoot
● Steps for creating a kahoot
● Let’s try it out!
● Final Thoughts

3. “Formative assessment represents
evidence-based instructional decision
making. If you want to become more
instructionally effective, and if you want
your students to achieve more, then
formative assessment should be for you.”
- Popham (2008), p. 15
What is Formative Assessment?
Popham, W. J. (2008). Transformative assessment. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

4. Kahoot is a completely free multi-device classroom
response system for creating and administering
unique game-like quizzes that empowers
educators and captivates learners of any age
(schools, universities, businesses).
What is Kahoot?

5. Kahoot + FA in EFL/ESL Classrooms

8. Kahoot + FA in EFL/ESL Classrooms
Embed images or YouTube videos
into each question to help students
focus even more.

11. Kahoot: Other uses
● #GlobalClassrooms
● Survey
● Challenge learners
● Have fun
● Informal diagnostic test
● Encourage reflection
● Introduce a new topic
● End-of-term

12. Steps for creating a kahoot

14. Let’s try it out!

15. Final Thoughts
● Create a sample kahoot to try out the interface
with students.
● Make sure you have a reliable broadband Internet
connection.
● Avoid overuse. Save it for special moments.
● Not enough devices? Group students!
● Regrouping teams frequently to avoid hostility
from one another.

16. Useful Links
● Create your kahoots here https://getkahoot.com/
● Play kahoots here https://kahoot.it/
● More ideas and updates http://blog.getkahoot.com/
This presentation is here. The handout is here.

17. Contact us!
Prof. Miguel Perez
@maperezramos
miguelperez.uc@gmail.com
Prof. Luis Jordan
@jordanquero
ljordan.uc@gmail.com
http://www.ventesol.org | http://ventesol.ning.com

18. Thank you!