Kahoot is a free student-response tool for administering quizzes, facilitating discussions, and collecting survey data. It is a game-based classroom response system played in real time. Questions are projected on a shared screen, while players answer the questions with their smartphone, tablet, or computer; creating a social, fun and game-like environment. Kahoot allows for the design of multiple-choice quizzes as well as polls and surveys that populate on-the-spot data; the quiz questions and polls stimulate quick instructional decisions as well as whole-class discussion.
Price | Basic: Free; Pro: $3/month; Premium: $6/month; Premium+: $9/month |
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Learning | Behaviorism |
Ease of Use | ★★★★☆ |
Privacy | ★★★★☆ |
Accessibility | ★★★★☆ |
Class Size | 1,000 for K-12 teachers; 50 for higher education |
ISTE*S | Empowered Learner |
COPPA/FERPA | Kahoot complies with both. Check "Compliance with FERPA and COPPA" for detailed information. |
As an assessment based tool, Kahoot supports pre-class/unit assessments, formative assessments, and student reflection, through fun quizzing, quick polls and surveys. According to Bransford, Brown, and Cocking (1999) “assessments and feedback must focus on understanding, (and) assessments that emphasize understanding do not necessarily require elaborate or complicated assessment procedures. Even multiple-choice tests can be organized in ways that assess understanding” (140).
***Kahoot video transcript***
Ten Frame Flash Cards: Kindergarten students play this kahoot quiz at the beginning and at the end of their learning of how to “read” a ten frame rectangular array. K.CC.B.5 Count to answer “how many?” questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects
Habitat Review: 2nd grade students play this kahoot as a pre-assessment before learning about habitats and animals’ adaptations. 2-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity.
What is the Best Holiday Celebration in your Family ESL students respond to this discussion question and engage in a conversation after seeing their class’ results.
Peter’s Chair Story Elements After reading the story “Peter’s Chair,” students participate in this engaging quiz to show their reading comprehension and knowledge about the elements of a story. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Midwest Region Students use this kahoot to test their knowledge about the Midwest Region of the United States. After looking at the results, and reading a text about this region, they retake the test to engage in post-assessment questions that will help measure not only comprehension, but changes in knowledge about this subject.
For a more detailed guide, check the official Step-by-Step-Guide by Kahoot!
Dellos, R. (2015). Kahoot! A digital game resource for learning. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, 49.
Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (1999). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
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