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Using Video as an Assessment Tool

While video can be used as an instructional tool and as a vehicle to help students learn to deeply analyze resources during the research process, video can also be used by teachers as a powerful tool for assessment of student learning, both formative and summative. This is especially important in helping students build skills in computer-based testing. A few resources for using video as an assessment tool are shared below. 
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Interacting with video as part of the assessment process is an important skill for students to learn in the era of computer-based testing. Parts of the common-core based Smarter Balanced Assessment ask students to review content via video and respond to corresponding analysis questions. 
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Video can be embedded into a Google form used as an assessment. Click here to learn how.  The Flubaroo add-on
is a quick and easy tool to grade Google forms and share the results with students. It is a must for Google form users. 
Click here to learn more.
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The Zaption tool discussed in the How-To's section is another great tool for using video as an assessment. A variety of types of response questions can be built right into a Zaption tour. Click here to visit the Zaption website and learn more this dynamic tool.