Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Forms can be a valuable tool to support the teaching strategy of formative assessment. With Microsoft Forms, teachers can create surveys, quizzes, and polls to gather feedback and assess student understanding. The platform offers a variety of question types, including multiple-choice, short answer, and rating scales, allowing for diverse assessment approaches. Teachers can easily customize and share the forms with students, who can then respond online. The real-time data collection and automatic grading features of Microsoft Forms streamline the assessment process, providing teachers with immediate insights into student performance. Teachers can use the data to identify areas of strength and weakness, tailor instruction, and provide timely feedback. Overall, Microsoft Forms enhances formative assessment practices by providing a user-friendly and efficient platform for collecting, analyzing, and utilizing student feedback and performance data.

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Low Risk - Use Responsibly

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Developmental Considerations

Potential Uses

Forms can be used to enhance Formative Assessment in the classroom.

Multiple Choice Quiz

Create multiple-choice quizzes on Microsoft Forms to assess students' understanding of specific concepts or topics. Include immediate feedback for each question to provide students with explanations and reinforce their learning.

Short Answer Resonses

Use Microsoft Forms to gather short answer responses from students. This allows for more open-ended and reflective responses, providing insights into students' thought processes and understanding.

Polls and Surveys

Create polls or surveys on Microsoft Forms to gather feedback from students on their learning experiences, preferences, or opinions. This can help teachers gauge student engagement, gather input for instructional decisions, or assess student attitudes and perceptions.

Exit Tickets

Create quick exit tickets on Microsoft Forms to assess students' understanding at the end of a lesson or class. This provides valuable insights into student comprehension and helps teachers identify areas that need further clarification or review.

Interactive Quiz With Branching

Create interactive quizzes on Microsoft Forms with branching logic, where students receive different follow-up questions based on their initial responses. This allows for personalized and adaptive assessment, catering to individual student needs and providing targeted feedback.

Self Assessment Checklist

Design self-assessment checklists on Microsoft Forms where students can evaluate their own understanding, skills, or progress. This encourages metacognition and helps students take ownership of their learning.

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Accessibility Features

Keyboard Accessibility: Microsoft Forms supports keyboard navigation, allowing individuals with physical disabilities to navigate and interact with the platform using keyboard commands, providing an alternative input method.

Screen Reader Compatibility: Forms is compatible with screen readers, enabling individuals with physical disabilities to access and complete forms using text-to-speech or braille displays.

Alternative Input Methods: Forms allows users to provide responses using alternative input methods, such as voice dictation or external assistive devices, catering to the needs of individuals with physical disabilities.

Simplified Interface: Microsoft Forms offers a user-friendly and intuitive interface, making it accessible for individuals with cognitive disabilities by providing a simplified and easy-to-navigate environment.

Clear Instructions: Forms allows educators to provide clear and concise instructions, ensuring that individuals with cognitive disabilities can understand and respond to questions effectively.

Branching Logic: Forms supports branching logic, allowing educators to create personalized paths based on user responses, accommodating the individualized needs of students with cognitive disabilities.

Visual Customization: Microsoft Forms provides options for visual customization, allowing users to adjust the color contrast, font size, and style to meet the needs of individuals with visual impairments or sensory disabilities.

Closed Captioning: Forms supports closed captioning for videos or multimedia content, ensuring accessibility for individuals with hearing impairments or auditory processing difficulties.

Alternative Formats: Forms allows educators to provide alternative formats for content, such as text-based transcripts or audio recordings, accommodating the needs of individuals with sensory disabilities.

Private Response Option: Microsoft Forms offers a private response option, allowing individuals with social/emotional disabilities to complete forms privately, reducing anxiety and promoting a sense of comfort and security.

Flexible Timing: Forms allows educators to set flexible timing for form completion, accommodating the needs of individuals with social/emotional disabilities who may require additional time or breaks.

Visual Customization: Forms provides options for visual customization, allowing users to adjust the color contrast, font size, and style to meet the needs of individuals with social/emotional disabilities.

Making Functional Adjustments

PHYSICAL ADJUSTMENTS

Alternative Input Methods: Ensure that Microsoft Forms is accessible and compatible with assistive technologies, allowing students with physical disabilities to interact with the platform using alternative input methods, such as external keyboards, voice control, or adaptive devices.

Flexible Timing: Provide extended time or breaks for students with physical disabilities to complete the assessments on Microsoft Forms, accommodating any physical limitations or challenges they may face.

SENSORY ADJUSTMENTS

Visual Enhancements: Adjust the visual settings on Microsoft Forms, such as font size, color contrast, or background, to accommodate the needs of students with visual impairments or sensitivity to light. Ensure that the content is easily readable and visually accessible.

Alternative Formats: Provide alternative formats for students with sensory disabilities, such as providing audio versions of the questions or allowing for verbal responses, to ensure equal access and participation in the formative assessments on Microsoft Forms.

COGNITIVE ADJUSTMENTS

Simplified Language: Use clear and concise language in the questions and instructions on Microsoft Forms to support students with cognitive disabilities in understanding the assessment tasks.

Visual Supports: Incorporate visual supports, such as images or icons, on Microsoft Forms to provide additional context and support understanding for students with cognitive disabilities. Visual cues can help students comprehend and respond to the questions more effectively.

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENTS

Flexible Participation: Offer options for students with social or emotional disabilities to participate in Microsoft Forms assessments in a way that is comfortable for them. This could include providing additional time, allowing for breaks, or offering alternative methods of response submission.

Clear Expectations: Clearly communicate the purpose and expectations of the formative assessments on Microsoft Forms to reduce anxiety and provide a sense of structure for students with social or emotional disabilities.

Support for Universal Design for Learning

Multiple Means of Representation

Microsoft Forms allows for the presentation of information in various formats, supporting the first pillar of UDL. Teachers can incorporate text, images, videos, and audio content in the assessment questions to provide multiple means of representation. This accommodates diverse learning preferences and ensures that students can access and understand the assessment content in a way that aligns with their individual needs.

Multiple Means of Engagement

Microsoft Forms promotes engagement and motivation, supporting the third pillar of UDL. The interactive nature of the platform, with features like immediate feedback and visual elements, encourages active participation and fosters a sense of ownership over the assessment process. Students can engage with the assessment questions, reflect on their responses, and receive feedback, promoting a positive and meaningful learning experience.

Multiple Means of Expression

Microsoft Forms offers multiple options for students to demonstrate their understanding and express their ideas, supporting the second pillar of UDL. Students can respond to the assessment questions using various formats, such as text, images, videos, or audio recordings. This flexibility accommodates different learning styles, preferences, and abilities, allowing students to choose the mode of expression that best suits their strengths and needs.