Click it to check it: An instructional design module to assist university faculty in using Socrative as a smart student response system for student assessment.

Faculty in higher education are more challenged than ever before to keep up with the rapid growth of technology that is transforming the educational environment. The new era of technological advancement has brought new possibilities to enhance teaching and learning in ways that never existed decades ago. Faculty face various time-consuming demands such as developing lesson plans, maintaining research agendas, and creating student assessment materials. Providing instant assessment feedback to every students after an evaluation can be a challenging task. The purpose of this instructional design project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a learning module in instructing university faculty on how to use Socrative as a smart student response system for assessment. Socrative differs from other student response systems as it uses students’ own web-browsing devices (e.g. smartphones, ipads). The e-learning module was created to support faculty in implementing Socrative for student assessment and feedback. The module was developed using Weebly website creator, and was based on the ADDIE system approach, Vygotsky’s social-constructivist theoretical framework, and self-directed learning theory. Professors and teaching assistants completed an online module that included a pre-survey, post-test, and post-survey. Participants were expected to gain knowledge and insights from this study to further support their teaching practice. The study findings revealed a slight change in participant attitudes and comfort regarding the use of technologies for student assessment, particularly Socrative 2.0. This research project not only aimed to equip university faculty with the necessary skills to use a 21st century technology tool such as Socrative, but also to meet the needs of digital natives.