An Evaluation of Online Assessment Tools

A colleague asked me to evaluate five online tools for assessment as cited in a blog post from Free Technology for Teachers. I added one more tool that we use at our school... Blackboard. Below are my initial impressions.

Tool	Pros	Cons
Blackboard	* Security- students must login as themselves to access the quiz, then they are matched to the Bb gradebook * many question types (t/f, matching, ordering, hot spot, etc) * instant feedback * control over the number of attempts and when the assessment is available to students	* can be cumbersome to create * tricky to get a nice report out of the test data
Google Forms	* many question types (t/f, matching, ordering, hot spot, etc) * easy to use format * can generate a spreadsheet for results	* need a Google account * must enter a question to know who is taking the quiz
Zoho Challenge	* can set a time limit and provide immediate feedback	* only multiple choice or open-ended questions
ProProfs Quiz Maker	* provides immediate feedback * tracks attempts	* only multiple choice questions
My Studiyo	* modern look * can embed video and audio	* no tracking of quiz takers * only multiple choice questions
That Quiz	*wiki-like meaning you can use quizzes other teachers have made	* dated look

Overall: For me personally, I would stick with Blackboard because I am used to it. However, delving further into Google Forms might be worth the effort.