How to use the NEW Google Forms Quiz option

The Google Forms Quiz Option is Awesome!!  This is what some of you have been asking for....a simply way to evaluate student performance!   

First, create your Google Form and add questions as usual.

• Next, you need to switch the Form into “quiz mode”
• Click the gear icon in the top right corner and then choose the “Quizzes” tab.
• Toggle the slider on for “Make this a quiz”. You will now have several new quiz options.
• For “Release Grade” you can choose if the student gets their quiz score “Immediately after each submission” or if you will email their grade out later by choosing “Later, after manual review”.
• You can also choose whether or not to show the student their “Missed questions”, and the “Correct answers”, and the “Point values” when done.

General Settings

In the “Settings” window you now have a new option on the “General” tab.  In the past one of the biggest concerns teachers had when giving quizzes through Forms was the ability for students to get a copy of their responses emailed to them after submitting. This made it easier for students to share the quiz with others. That option can now be turned off.

• In the “General” tab be sure to check the box to restrict the Form to users of your school domain.
• Next check the box to automatically “Collect email address”.
• This will open a new setting where you can uncheck the “Response receipts” option. With the option unchecked the students will not have a choice to get a copy of their responses.

Answer Keys

If you have not done so already, you should now create your quiz questions. Google Forms can only auto-grade questions that are “Multiple choice” or “Checkbox” or “Drop-down”.

• After you create a question, click the “Answer Key” link below it.
• This will switch you to answer key mode where you can select the correct answer or answers.
• You can also set the amount of points the question is worth.
• If you want you can click “Add answer feedback” to provide messages the student will get if they answer correctly or incorrectly. The feedback can also include links such as helpful instructional videos.
• When done editing the feedback, click “Edit Question” to exit                                

Quiz Results

Results for the quiz can be seen in several ways:

For students

• If you set the “Release grade” option to “Immediately after each submission” then students will be able to see their results right after submitting their answers by clicking the “View your score” link.

• If you set the “Release grade” option to “Later, after manual review” then students will have to wait for you to email out their grades (see below).

For teachers

The “Responses” tab in your Google Form will display your graded quiz results. This will include:

• The average quiz grade.
• The median quiz grade.
• The range of quiz grades.
• A bar graph of grade distribution.
• A list of the most frequently missed questions.
• Scores for individual students.
• Item analysis for each question showing how often each answer was chosen.

If you set the “Release grade” option to “Later, after manual review” you can click “Release Scores” on the “Responses” tab to email out the grades to the students, including an optional message.