Free online formative assessment tools

There are many free online formative assessment tools that teachers or course developers can use to gauge student understanding in real time. Here are some of the best options:

1. Quiz-Based Tools

- Kahoot! (https://kahoot.com) – Game-based quizzes with instant feedback.  

- Quizizz (https://quizizz.com)– Fun, self-paced quizzes with memes and leaderboards.  

- Socrative (https://www.socrative.com) – Real-time quizzes with exit tickets and space races.  

- Mentimeter (https://www.mentimeter.com) – Interactive polls, quizzes, and word clouds.  

2. Exit Tickets & Quick Polls

- Plickers (https://plickers.com)– Uses printable cards for low-tech formative assessments.  

- Google Forms (https://forms.google.com) – Create quick quizzes with auto-grading (via Google Classroom).  

- Poll Everywhere (https://www.polleverywhere.com) – Live polls and word clouds (free plan available).  

3. Interactive Whiteboards & Collaboration

- Padlet (https://padlet.com)– Digital bulletin board for student responses.  

- Jamboard (https://jamboard.google.com) – Collaborative whiteboard for quick check-ins.  

4. Adaptive & Self-Paced Learning

- Quizlet Live (https://quizlet.com/live) – Team-based quiz games.  

- Edpuzzle (https://edpuzzle.com) – Add questions to videos (limited free version).  

- Wooclap (https://wooclap.com) – Interactive Q&A and quizzes (free for basic use).  

5. Open-Ended & Discussion-Based

- AnswerGarden (https://answergarden.ch) – Word cloud feedback tool.  

- TodaysMeet (https://yoteach.hk) – Backchannel discussions.