Quizizz: Digital Tools Rating Rubric

Name of the App: Quizizz

3 = Ideal 2 = Acceptable 1 = Unacceptable

Age Appropriateness All targeted skills are Targeted skills are Targeted skills are not
age appropriate. mostly age age appropriate.
Yes. It’s created for appropriate.
grades 3-12.
Cost It’s free or offers a There’s a small There’s a big monthly
free version without monthly or annual or annual fee.
ads or in-app fee.
purchases.
It’s free for students
without ads.
Creators can upgrade
to unlock the super
library.
Motivation All students will be Most students will be Students will not be
engaged and will engaged and will engaged nor want to
want to revisit the want to revisit the revisit the site.
site. site.
Students love it!
Compatibility It works across all It works across most It is not compatible
platforms (electronic platforms (electronic with many platforms
devices and devices and (electronic devices
browsers). browsers). and browsers).
It works on the web
and with Apple and
Android products.
Feedback It offers meaningful It offers meaningful It does not offer
feedback to both feedback to students meaningful feedback
students and or teachers. to students or
teachers. teachers.
Data is given after
each question. The
teacher is provided
with more detailed
information at the
end of the game. A
detailed report can
be shared with
parents via email.
Connected to It’s aligned to the It’s aligned to the It’s not aligned to the
Standards State’s and National State’s or National State’s or National
standards, and it’s standards, and it’s standards, nor is it
updated regularly. updated regularly. updated regularly.
Yes, especially if you
create it yourself.
Differentiation It’s individualized to It’s individualized to It’s not individualized
all learners. most learners. to the learners.
Within a game, there
isn’t differentiation.
But there is
differentiation
between games.
Effectiveness The app improves The app improves The app doesn’t
deficits in all deficits in most improve deficits in
learners. learners. the learners.
Yes, if you play in the
individual mode.
Instructional Features It combines a range It combines a range It does not combine a
of instruction from of instruction from range of instruction.
memorization to HOT memorization to HOT
skills with games. skills.
Yes, but it depends
upon each game.
User Friendly It’s easy to use, offers It’s easy to use and It’s not easy to use,
online support, and offers online support nor does it offer
has tutorial videos. or tutorial videos. online support or
Yes, students enter a tutorial videos.
game code to play.
Diversity The images and The images and The images and
stories appeal to all stories appeal to stories don’t appeal
students of different most kids of different to kids with different
ethnic backgrounds. ethnic backgrounds. ethnic backgrounds.
Yes, different themes
(i.e., football, 90s, &
cosmic) appeal to
different players.
Saves Data Students can exit Students can exit a Students can’t exit a
without losing work section after every 5 section until all work
completed in that problems completed is completed within
section. within it. it.
You can only pause a
game in the middle
 of it and return to it
in the homework
mode.
Collaborative Students have the Only teachers can Students don’t have
option to build enable collaboration the option to work in
collaborative groups between students. groups and share
and share ideas. It’s designed for ideas.
individuals, but
teachers could allow
pairs or groups to
compete.
Rewards The app creates The app creates a The app doesn’t
certificates of certificate of mastery create a certificate of
mastery for for mastery of the mastery.
completed skills. course.
Although there’s no
certificate, there is a
leaderboard posted
at the end of the
game.

Based upon my rating rubric, Quizizz would receive a rating score of 2.7. This would put it in the
range of acceptable to ideal. However, it would be closer to the ideal side. Therefore, I would
recommend it.