• Yacapaca has six question types, ignoring the numerous permutations. Which are the most popular with authors, and which tend to be the best-written? I recently ran an analysis of the 135,513 questions in the database.

    More than half are straight multiple choice. Come on, folks – get more (more…)

  • John Cudlipp from Broughton High School, Edinburgh, talks you through setting up a quick assignment in less than a minute. If it won’t load here (I’ve had problems with it) try viewing directly on Screencast.com

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  • This excellent screencast from Tim Wallach covers the use of the Analyse page and the analysis whiteboard tool from a teacher’s perspective. The original is quite large, so allow a little while for it to load.

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  • If the video doesn’t show or if you find WordPress’s cheap’n’nasty advertising too intrusive, follow this link for the Gradebook screencast instead.

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  • This is a guest post by Mr Chris Coleman, AST for E-Learning, Conyers School & Sixth Form College

    As a teacher of ICT, I am always striving to provide opportunities for students to access learning where feedback is not only summative but also personalised and formative. Over the last five years, Yacapaca has proven to play a vital role in the way we assess students and provide grade style feedback. Quizzes have played a (more…)