Classroom Quiz: Engaging Students Through Interactive Quizzes with Quizado

Quizado is backed by research* that shows quizzes and interactive learning benefit children and adults.

Educational games, such as interactive quiz games with Quizado, can make learning more fun and engaging for students.

The world of education moves fast and they need to ensure children have access to tools and frameworks the world of work has. After all, school is preparing children for the workplace.

One of the biggest trends schools have introduced is the gamification of learning, using technology and apps to bring quizzes into the classroom.

For most students, a classroom quiz sounds like a lot of fun, especially when it’s in a familiar format like Family Feud!

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So what is Quizado and how can it help your students?

Quiz-Based Learning

Quiz-based learning and gamification have been shown to be incredibly powerful for students of all ages. Here are some of the benefits:

• Increased Student Engagement: Research shows tools like Quizado can significantly boost student engagement. Being able to talk to their classmates about the answers, and the excitement of tapping the screen to score a win is super enjoyable!
• Technology-Integrated Learning Process: Incorporating technology into learning, such as through interactive quizzes, enhances the learning experience by allowing students to construct, collaborate, and create their own knowledge. Think about how often you use technology in your daily life, and in your working day. Having a basic understand of mobile devices and how to set up and use software is beneficial in the long term.
• Immediate Feedback for the Student and the Teacher: Quizado provides instant feedback on quiz performance, which is essential for formative assessments. Immediate feedback helps students understand their strengths and weaknesses right away, allowing teachers to adjust their instruction methods to meet student needs better. Once you have those knowledge gaps, you can work together to fill them.
• Encourage Students to Work in Teams: Quizado fosters collaboration by allowing students to participate in group quizzes. This encourages teamwork and social interaction, essential skills for both academic and personal development.
• Reduced Stress: The words ‘exam’ and ‘test’ carry a lot of weight, and for some students even the idea is stressful for them. When there is a level of fun injected into the process, via Quizado, children will begin to associate tests and grading with something more positive - and this is an incredible thing.

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What is Quizado?

Quizado gives teachers even more tools to help their students learn. It’s an interactive quiz and trivia game platform where students answer questions on any topic the teacher chooses.

Quizzes can follow the curriculum, or it can be used for fun! It’s totally flexible.

• Interactive Quizzes: Quizado is super interactive, encouraging the students to tap buttons or enter answers.
• Real-Time Scoring and Feedback: Students receive instant feedback on their answers, allowing them to immediately see their strengths and areas for improvement. This targeted feedback enables teachers to develop personalized improvement plans for students.
• Inclusive: Quizado is perfect group quizzes, supporting student teamwork and collaboration.
• Customizable: Teachers can customize quizzes to match the curriculum and specific learning goals, including various question types like multiple-choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank.
• Flexible: Quizado can be used on tablets, laptops, and smartphones, making it accessible from anywhere, whether in the classroom or remotely.

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How to Introduce Quizado to Your Students

• Tell them ‘Why’: Start by telling them how Quizado makes learning more fun and interactive, encourages teamwork, and provides instant feedback and personalized improvement plans. It’s important to talk to the parents too!
• Show it off: Show your students a live demonstration of Quizado, using one of the quiz questions mentioned earlier, and walk them through the process of answering as a group. Get them interested and excited to use the tool.
• Get Excited: Build excitement by discussing the different quiz categories can be made with quizado. Ask them for some ideas, and get their input too.
• Test it out: Use the free version to test the software out for yourself, and then with the help of your class, create a quiz for them to try it out.

Check out some of our most popular education-based Quizado questions:

• Biology and Nature trivia question
• Science pop quiz
• Interactive History quiz
• Bible study, a youth group student quiz
• Geography quizzes

How to Set Up Quizado for Success

To get the most out of Quizado for your classroom, make your quizzes are fun and relevant:

• Make a list of questions covering topics your students have been learning about, using example quizzes to get started.
• Keep the questions simple until students get used to the format.
• Ensure all answers have been covered in lessons, with one bonus question for fun.
• Give students enough time to answer but keep it brisk to maintain engagement.
• Note incorrect answers to address gaps in upcoming lessons.

Here’s what you need to get started with Quizado:

• The Quizado app (try the game for free).
• At least two teams (no limit).
• A teacher or group leader to host.
• A computer for online/remote play.
• A mobile device (if using it as a remote control).
• A TV screen or projector (for classroom play).

*Research:

• https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-technology-support-student-engagement
• https://blog.nus.edu.sg/teachingconnections/2020/12/15/online-quizzes-for-enhanced-student-learning/
• Smiderle, R., Rigo, S. J., Marques, L. B., Arthur, J., & Jaques, P. A. (2020). The impact of gamification on students’ learning, engagement and behavior based on their personality traits. Smart Learning Environments, 7(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40561-019-0098-x
• KHOSHNOODIFAR, M., ASHOURI, A., & TAHERI, M. (2023). Effectiveness of Gamification in Enhancing Learning and Attitudes: A Study of Statistics Education for Health School Students. Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism, 11(4), 230-239. https://doi.org/10.30476/JAMP.2023.98953.1817