Create online quizzes & tests with Google Forms: Advanced Training #GoogleForms

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This video tutorial is a step by step guide to using Google Forms. If you have a Google account then this is a set of videos, taking you from the basic settings and creating it to create tests and quizzes in language teaching. This video shows you how to set up quizzes, add video, set up feedback, track students and much more. This is actually an advanced feature in Google, introduced a couple of years ago.

00:00 Google Forms Create Quizzes-Introduction
00:36 A new way of working with Google Forms
02:56 Create a Google Form Quiz
08:22 Share the quizzes
09:45 Use your own video to create a quiz
15:08 Thanks for watching

This is a great video for anyone wanting to do formative tests or quizzes that are automatically corrected by Google. You can conduct formative assessment or mini tests to track learner progress. You can turn Google Forms into a test by choosing the Quiz button and then making questions where you provide the answers and the feedback. You can use this for ANY subject, although I use this example by using a YouTube video.

If you are teaching online or having to engage with online teaching, then this is very relevant for getting your learners to do tests and then offer them feedback. This simple demonstration shows you how to build up a quiz in order to test your learners, if they are not in the actual classroom, but a virtual one.

Google Forms can be compared in two ways. A questionnaire can be generated. You can create a questionnaire and send it to students. The data comes back to the person who sets the questionnaire. For example, you could find out what technologies teachers already know. The relatively new way is to create a test. In this example you will see Russell create a test - or a series of questions - based on a YouTube video. You can get scores from those taking the ‘test’ and offer some feedback. This is the difference between data gathering exercise or survey and a quiz making one where you can get feedback. This tutorial shows you how to do the latter version.

Making a quiz, the teacher can be notified when the responder has done the quiz. If you are teaching online, then this is an asynchronous way of delivering a short test or quiz. This could also, in theory, be done in real-time or synchronously, during the class. However, with lower order thinking skills, you might want to get the learners to watch the video in their own time, away from the virtual classroom. Then feedback can be given during an online class, where other feedback can be given, or questions and answers can also be raised. This tutorial shows you some simple tricks for delivering this.

Watch the tutorial on using Google Forms, as Russell demonstrates how to build a quiz or test and share this with his learners. Like any quiz which requires feedback, you would need to add in whether an answer is right or wrong. Good ‘wrong’ answers are useful, such as when working in a tool like Kahoot! Don’t make obviously wrong answers, although in this example, clearly incorrect options are shown, to make the point of which are clearly the wrong answers. Add points to each question, depending on difficulty. You can build up a quiz with an increasing level of difficulty, but this would up to the creator of the Google Form.

Towards the end of this teacher training video on using Google Forms, you can see how this quiz would look from the student or quiztaker point of view. Instead of just using a YouTube video, you could also upload one of your own videos. This would take Google Forms up a level. Without the webcam, Russell shows you how to turn a map into a learning activity. This is an activity done using screen capture technology. Using SnagIT, which Russell has lots of training videos on as well, you can watch as he builds up a quiz using Google Forms but a video that he has created himself. In this example, he looks at some maps of European countries. This video is available immediately and is later uploaded to his YouTube channel and, also, into the quiz.


Any comments are most welcome. I try to reply to all comments.

[juana]

This is a wonderful tool to do and administer tests in this codvid-19 context. Thank you Russell for sharing You are great!!!

[metanoia]

You offer so many gems in this video. The use of public YouTube video as well as non-public videos I can produce and incorporate into Google Forms is very helpful. Thank you so much.

[marcelapineda]

Thank you so much for your videos. They have helped me greatly through my online teaching journey.

[ontrada]

More great tips an tricks! Thanks again, Russel.

[louisedavies]

HI Russell, this is so helpful for our teachers creating GCSE revision activities this term, I have shared it with them in our professional group for Food and Nutrition Teachers. All the best

[JasemALFahad]

Thank you very mush, you realy give us very good help, vert smart way to do online testing for students )))

[yehudahlowy]

For a teacher beginning on Zoom, I would appreciate it if you would go through the section on making your own video on you tube into its own separate presentation a bit slower. I did in fact subscribe to the channel, and have gained a lot from your videos.

[BillFoggon]

Hey Russell great videos mate. One question for you. Ive made an observation video on google forms with questions but how do you stop the students from just playing the video again to answer the questions. Ive tried looking to delete or hide it but cannot find anything. Thanks Bill

[bradford-vts]

how did you get bar chart results. I get pie diagrams and would prefer bar charts. nice vid yet again. A massive fan of yours.

[PracticalKingdomteachings]

Thank you very much... It is very helpful

[ibrahimahmadrufai]

Thank you for your creative ideas. Are Google forms compatible with other screencast software?

[jacielliott]

Thank you for the video! It was helpful!

[joannazouka]

Thank you for sharing this. One question, how many questions can we include in a quiz in google forms? Because I tried to create a placement test of 100 questions and it got stuck. I can't change it or edit it. Also, how can we copy the same questions or part of the questions into another form-Quiz?

[jon]

Thank you very much Russell. I am waiting for your other videos.

[sarahadi]

hi, how can I put quizzes on my google website with a limited time but because I want it as a practice I'd like to allow my students to do it many times to for example practice new vocabulary by doing a quiz as many times as they want but I'd like to have the link of the quiz to be seen and be accessible on Google website. thanks

[LiborSupcik]

Thanks I am just making the 1st quizz on the go ... I hope the question I wrongly finalised (done button) with only one option can be erased or edited

[isabelrodrigues]

Thanks again for your ideas on creating google forms. Have you got ideas for testing vocabulary in Google Forms? That would interest me.

[bradford-vts]

By the way, what is the green flag looking icon for under responses - right upper corner?

[Supermassive]

Hi, thanks for the video. Is it possible to create a quiz that only moves to the next question if you get the answer correct?

[anshusuri]

Do you have videos on Google classroom and using Google forms there