Spot Check using Google Form

I was having a nightmare. Literally. It was that I was doing a whole group review for an upcoming test with unruly students and an OF COURSE an unplanned observation happened.

 I woke up to this idea that students would "spot check" a test review sheet on their own using a Google Form, while I pulled a small group for review/interventions. Then some magic would happen at the end of class. (Keep reading for the magic.)

Also- I realize that this is a review sheet, but it had an intentional purpose and served it. 😏

Background: The review sheet was over "Speed and Motion." Students should have finished the review sheet before completing the "spot check". With their review sheet in hand they would access the "Spot Check Google Form." The form would ask students about some of the questions on the review sheet.

-If the answer is correct, no message will appear. Continue checking answers.

-If the answer is incorrect, an "error" message will appear. Read the hint, and try again.

How it works: Google Form's have a feature called, "response validate." When you make an open response question, click the ellipses in the bottom right corner, then set the desired response. If the student answers incorrectly the form will flash red. You can designate a "custom error text". (For example: "Reread the Y axis. Try again.")

Custom error text example:

But the BEST part! This is where things went right. The last question on the google from is open ended and reads:

Closure: Instead of tediously going through every single question on the review sheet the last ten minutes were reserved for specific questions asked through the google form. The magic was that students who usually DO NOT ask questions ASKED! They were able to talk to me privately through the google form and I could address their questions with some anonymity. 

My quiet babies used their voice & I was able to provide custom feedback specifically to what they wanted. Students were also more engaged at the end because I think they were partly a little excited to see if their question was chosen, but also they knew it was not going to be a long process. Short, sweet and to their chosen points.

The feedback from students was mixed. Most students liked that they were able to check their work on their own and then have the whole group closure at the end. Some students said that they preferred the traditional whole group review. I liked that it allowed me to reach mores students for intervention and I was able to put some ownership onto students.