Difference between revisions of "Yacapaca in a Nutshell"
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Yacapaca is a formative assessment tool you can use for testing, homework or revision. Yacapaca ''only'' delivers formative assessment; it's a professional's tool, not a Swiss Army knife. | Yacapaca is a formative assessment tool you can use for testing, homework or revision. Yacapaca ''only'' delivers formative assessment; it's a professional's tool, not a Swiss Army knife. | ||
| − | * '''By the numbers''' (as of 1/ | + | * '''By the numbers''' (as of 1/9/2019) |
| − | ** | + | ** 22,395 quizzes |
| − | ** | + | ** 194,912 questions |
** 6 question types, each with numerous subtypes | ** 6 question types, each with numerous subtypes | ||
| − | ** | + | ** 117,847 teachers with accounts |
** of whom 2,572 quiz authors | ** of whom 2,572 quiz authors | ||
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** Multiple choice homework | ** Multiple choice homework | ||
** Multiple choice revision | ** Multiple choice revision | ||
| + | ** Short-text questions, automarked | ||
** Plain text entry, teacher marked | ** Plain text entry, teacher marked | ||
** File upload, teacher marked | ** File upload, teacher marked | ||
| + | ** Structured Peer Assessment (paired comparison) | ||
** Offline grades | ** Offline grades | ||
Revision as of 20:16, 23 August 2019
Yacapaca is a formative assessment tool you can use for testing, homework or revision. Yacapaca only delivers formative assessment; it's a professional's tool, not a Swiss Army knife.
- By the numbers (as of 1/9/2019)
- 22,395 quizzes
- 194,912 questions
- 6 question types, each with numerous subtypes
- 117,847 teachers with accounts
- of whom 2,572 quiz authors
- Supported assessment types
- Multiple choice test
- Multiple choice homework
- Multiple choice revision
- Short-text questions, automarked
- Plain text entry, teacher marked
- File upload, teacher marked
- Structured Peer Assessment (paired comparison)
- Offline grades
- Analytics
- Gradebook
- Course markbook
- Per-quiz, per-question detail view
- Per quiz key concepts
- Flightlines
- Progress through a syllabus, per student set
- Algorithms that support individualised learning
- Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve revision schedule
- Presentation speed matched to student's 'flow state'
- Question matching to student attainment level
