Re-purposing a Web 2.0 application as a Learning Tool

eQuizzer

eQuizzer is a free web-based quizzing program.

URL:
http://www.equizzer.com/

eQuizzer allows us to
- create custom quizzes that can be taken online.
- manage our quizzes and monitor our students' scores.

Original Purpose

The original purpose of this program is to help teachers to create custom quizzes and monitoring students' performances.

Re-purposed as a Learning Tool

This program can be re-purposed as a learning tool to help students to explore and consolidate their concepts.  After finishing a topics, teacher asks students to use this program to set a quiz for their classmates.

To setup a quiz in the topic, students will be motivated to make themselves familar with the concepts and techniques of the topics.  Besides, they are encouraged to explore in further details to set challenging questions for their classmates.

When attempting the quizzes, each student will have sufficient drills.  Besides, students may need to explain to their classmates regarding their own questions.  In the process, concepts and techniques of both parties are consolidated.

Justification

Students being frequently tested by teachers, they will be enjoyed to test others including their classmates.  When self-motivated, they will certainly put effort to finish the task.  In the process, they will explore the topics further to set challenging questions for their classmates.  Besides, they will ensure themselves to be familar with the concepts and techniques of the questions they set.   Besides exploring the concepts and techniques by each student himself, each can also acquire the extras explored by their classmates.

TSE Chi Kui (Andy)

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