«KAHOOT» ԱՌՑԱՆՑ ՀԱՐԹԱԿԻ ԿԻՐԱՌՈՒՄԸ ՈՐՊԵՍ ՁԵՎԱՎՈՐՈՂ ԳՆԱՀԱՏՄԱՆ ԳՈՐԾԻՔ ՖԻԶԻՈԼՈԳԻԱՅԻ ԴԱՍԱՎԱՆԴՄԱՆ ԸՆԹԱՑՔՈՒՄ

Abstract

Assessment is an important tool for determining the results of teaching and learning. Formative assessment is a form of students’ self-assessment, as well as a process, during which the teacher can evaluate the learning process. “Kahoot” is an online platform widely used in education to provide a feedback. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of using “Kahoot” as a formative assessment tool during practical classes of Physiology. 111 second-year students of the General Medicine Faculty of YSMU took part in the study. The average summative examination grade was calculated for each group of students at the end of each academic semester. Formative assessments using “Kahoot” were administered during the first and second academic semesters. The results of each group’s semester exams were compared with the results of the next/previous semester, during which “Kahoot” was regularly used. Each “Kahoot” survey consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. 30–120 seconds was given for each question, depending on the difficulty of the question. According to the study, “Kahoot” is a tool that can increase students’ motivation, engagement, and provide formative assessment that can help students to improve their academic performance by providing useful and effective feedback throughout the semester. During the Physiology course, team-based learning was also organized using “Kahoot”, during which the cases related to physiology were discussed.