Category: Gamification

Reading Time: 5 minutes Educators across the globe use game-based quizzes to add a bit of competition and engagement to review, quizzes and retrieval practice activities. But what does the research say about these types of activities for learning? How can we best leverage them to improve student outcomes?

Reading Time: 2 minutes A free (to an extent) online app, Plickers is a tried and true way to run quizzes and questions in classrooms where wi-fi is unreliable, or devices pose a safety hazard. It relies on using printed QR codes, and the teacher’s device as a scanner.