Immediate feedback assessment is a key element of Team-Based Learning (TBL) as in the work of Michaelsen & Sweet (2008).
TBL has two phases:
- Readiness assurance process (RAP)
- Individual readiness assurance test (iRAT) where students take a (differentiated) multiple choice test on the topic to be studied, which is then marked by their teacher;
- Team readiness assurance test (tRAT) where teams of students retake the same test, reaching consensus on their choices and receiving immediate feedback e.g. through 'scratchy' cards;
- Application exercises, where all teams work on the same, significant problems before simultaneously reporting their specific choice.
The use of IF-AT is key to the tRAT. This tool provides a digital alternative to the use of the scratchy paper IF-AT cards which can be hard to source.
- Provide immediate feedback to teams of students in multiple choice tests. Existing digital tools either focus on individual students or delayed feedback.
- Design that minimises distraction from team discussion (e.g. stimulus, questions printed and working out done on paper rather than on shared device).
- Custom test length (and options) generated from alphabetic answer key
- Multiple sessions with start/finish times and unique session keys
- CSV export of names, results, times and score calculation