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Group 2 Providing Feedback

Dr. Jen, I was having trouble getting into the wikispaces.com this week so I posted to the Discussion Board. Greg Burchard

Tawanna: Providing Feedback March 19, 2017 EDU 590 Spring II 2017 Week 2: Evaluate an Educational Website, Software Program or App in Wiki Promethean’s Learners Response System
 * Name of the Resource **: Providing Feedback—Data Collection and Analysis Tools
 * Type of Resource **: Education Hardware
 * Rating **: 8
 * Description of Resource **: Promethean Learners Response System is an intuitive learner response system designed to promote full-class participation and engagement throughout lessons while encouraging ongoing, real-time assessment of student progress. ActivExpression, hardware I’ve used in my classroom, offers teachers real-time insight into student comprehension and learning progression as students work at their own pace or as a class. (Promethean, 2017) The learn response system allows the student to take responsibility of his or her learning. Students can easily analyze errors in learning with formal or informal assessments. Assessment data can be shared with school administrations and cohorts to plan for remediation or extension instructional standards and skills.
 * Alignment with Instructional Strategies: ** The response system allows teachers the opportunity to display mastery the instructional objectives or standards students should learn and be able to do. Teachers can plan additional instructional objectives to support the learning of students via instructional modules, for example, NWEA Skills Navigator for Students. NWEA Skills Navigator allows students to practice skills in areas where they are deficits.

Reference [], Promethean Support, ActivExpression. March 19, 2017

__**Toni: Database and reference resources: [|BrainPOP]**__ BrainPOP. (2017). About BrainPOP. Retrieved from BrainPOP: https://about.brainpop.com/ BrainPOP. (2017). Retrieved from: https://www.brainpop.com/ Hubbell, E. R., Kuhn, M., & Pitler, H. (2012). Using technology with classroom instruction that works (2nd ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Assoc. for Supervision & Curriculum Development
 * Resource and rating**: BrainPOP is an educational website that both teachers and students can utilize. I would rate it a six out of ten when it comes to providing feedback. The reason behind my rating is because though it is a great resource to help teach students in a manner that they can understand, the assessment portion of BrainPOP can use a more thorough approach. Also, though they have some free resources, BrainPOP does require a paid subscription.
 * Description and use in classroom instruction and professional development:** As far as using BrainPOP to provide feedback, BrainPOP provides students with quizzes that can be submitted to teachers for review and/or credit (Pitler, Hubbell, & Kuhn, 2012, p. 51). There are also interactive games based on the introduced information that can be used to gauge student learning ([|BrainPOP, 2017)]. Additionally, BrainPOP supplies teachers with projects and worksheets that can be incorporated into the lesson to reinforce student learning [|(BrainPOP, 2017)]. Through these activities, students are able to see immediately how they are doing with the content information and what areas they need to help with.Though BrainPOP is a useful resource for providing feedback, it should not be the only way to do so, as the practice and assessment material is limited.
 * Alignment with strategy:** One strategy to provide feedback as stated in our text is to, “Engage students in the feedback process” (Pitler, Hubbell, & Kuhn, 2012, p. 38). This strategy aligns perfectly with the setup of BrainPOP because it provides students with content information, practice for applying the information, and follows with interactive games and quizzes for students to test themselves or each other. This process keeps the student an active member of their learning, as they stay involved from beginning to end.
 * References:**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">PlayPosit (2017). What We Do. Retrieved: https://www.playposit.com/
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Michele: Playpostit [|https://www.playposit.com] **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Type: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Educational Website, Online learning environment that allows to you upload a video and create an interactive lesson that gives immediate feedback to the students.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rating: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 6/10. This resource allows you to build quizzes with a video. It is a free program and easy to use. There are some issues if you are using the account without students needing to sign in or be part of a class. The part about it that is nice is that it is pretty easy to go in and re-edit the program and it is simple to figure out. There is an option for teachers to not allow skipping or fast forwarding of the material. There are times they can’t load the program which is why I have rated it lower as this can be frustrating for the students and the teacher.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Description and use in the classroom: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This program is a great program to help students study and practice material. The teacher uploads a video and can place questions where they would like for students to answer to test student understanding. Students can answer questions and will get immediate feedback. There is an option to not only state whether the answer is correct or not but to give specific feedback based on the answer that they gave. Students can also rewind and redo the recording as often as they need. They can also go as slow as they need to go. There is no rush for the students to keep up with everyone else since it is self-paced.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How it aligns with providing feedback **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: Instant feedback is provided to students based on their responses (especially the multiple choice options). This helps the students measure how well they understood material. If the teacher has a paid account the teacher will also see detailed feedback. The free account does not provide as much feedback to the teachers.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">References: **


 * __ Kelly: [|Edmodo] __**
 * Resource: ** Edmodo is a helpful website for teachers to provide quick feedback one on one with students. Edmodo is a website that one must sign up for a create a group code for students to join. Edmodo is also available on smartphones and there is a separate app for parents.
 * Rating: ** 6/10. I did not find the website very user-friendly. I had to sign up for an account to learn more about Edmodo and even that was not very helpful. I was confused on the different features that the program is supposed to offer.
 * Description: ** Along with setting clear and concise objectives for the classroom, teachers must provide feedback to their students, so students know if they are on track with learning objectives or need additional help. Feedback is usually associated with grades, which provides students an idea of how well they understand the subject material based off homework assignments, test scores, and general knowledge. With the use of technology, teachers are able to communicate with students in new forms and provide invaluable feedback through various websites and applications. Edmodo is a tool that provides clear feedback to students and makes it possible for teachers to give students constructive feedback in a one to one setting. The tool also makes it easy for students to respond.
 * Alignment: ** Pitler, Hubbell, & Kuhn state, “Providing students with feedback that is corrective, timely, and focused on criteria, along with involving students in the process, creates a classroom environment that supports learning” (2012). Edmodo accomplishes this feat and allows teachers to provide students feedback anytime anywhere. Students can take quizzes or submit surveys, which the teacher can evaluate and respond back to with a click of a button. Edmodo not only provides students feedback on how well they understand the subject material, but also allows teachers to know how well they are doing as educators.


 * References: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., & Kuhn, M. (2012). Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;"> Works. //ASCD: Alexandria, VA// Edmodo. Retrieved from []

__**(Alexa Tyler) Providing Feedback: [|GoSoapBox]**__


 * Resource:** The name of my providing feedback resource is GoSoapBox, and it is an educational web-based clicker tool that can be used by instructors (GoSoapBox, n.d.).
 * Rating:** 9/10 is the rating that I would give this particular tool. This product is incredibly user friendly and is free which can be rare to find in educational tools. As long as the instructor only has 30 or less students, the instructor will not pay any fees – however, larger class sizes will require an upgrade fee (GoSoapBox, n.d.). The reason this product received a nine instead of a ten is because it does not have a mobile app version which is surprising in a world of smart phones. I think this product would greatly benefit from offering a mobile version as most instructors and students use their smartphones more frequently than traditional computers – especially in the classroom setting.
 * Description:** GoSoapBox “is a powerful, flexible, and intuitive student response system for educators to use in their classrooms,” which allows “teachers [to] digitally engage students to conduct formative assessment and gain insight into student comprehension that was never before possible” (GoSoapBox, n.d. pp.1). Using this product students can easily submit questions to their instructors and other students can vote on those questions to increase popularity so instructors know what questions are most prevalent in the course; this works well with the “confusion barometer” that let’s instructors know if students are “getting it” (GoSoapBox, n.d. pp 2). This product also offers real time polls and quiz creation so that students can receive immediate feedback on what information they understand and what information they need to work on.
 * Alignment with Strategy:** This resource aligns with the instructional strategy that is examined this week (setting objectives and providing feedback) by focusing on providing feedback both to and from the students/faculty. As stated in our text, “research shows that the more immediate the feedback is in the classroom settings, the greater the impact on student behavior” (Pitler, Hubbell, & Kuhn, 2012, p. 39). GoSoapBox can be used in face-to-face courses as well as online and can be used during the designated class period by using the quizzes and polls so that instructors and students receive feedback on their knowledge of the materials in real-time.

**References**
GoSoapBox. (n.d.). //Product Tour: What Is GoSoapBox?// Retrieved from GoSoapBox: http://www.gosoapbox.com/tour GoSoapBox. (n.d.). //Transform Your Classroom//. Retrieved from GoSoapBox: http://www.gosoapbox.com/ Pitler, H., Hubbell, E. R., & Kuhn, M. (2012). //Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works// (2nd ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Assoc. for Supervision & Curriculum Development.


 * Hillary Bailey**: Showbie
 * Resource:** Showbie is an online application that allows teachers to provide feedback to assignments instantly. All you have to do is sign up on the site or download the app to one of your devices. When you sign up, it gives you a class code to use so your students can sign up as well (Showbie, n.d.).
 * Rating:** I would give this tool a 9 out of 10. Showbie is very easy to use and sign up for. I really like that it is free for the basic version, but yet you still get a lot of cool features to use. The reason that I did not give it a 10 out of 10 is because there is a limit of assignments you can use on the basic free version and you cannot connect with parents unless you get the higher volume one which is not free (Showbie, n.d.). I would enjoy using this in my classroom if I taught another grade. I teach Pre-K so we do not have many assignments for them to complete outside the classroom or really outside of our small groups.
 * Description:** Showbie "keeps you and your students on the same page, whether you are using your Ipad, Iphone, or pretty much any computer or device with an internet connection" (Showbie n.d.). Showbie allows the teacher to upload assignments, give feedback, make quick notes, and give grades to the students in their class. The application also lets you give feedback in different ways. You can upload a voice memo, make a quick edit, or send out notifications to certain students. The students also get a notification every time the teacher posts a grade or gives feedback which is great because the student stays in the know with all of their work in that class (Showbie n.d.). If you upgrade to the higher volume app, you get many more features like sharing with parents, student portfolios, longer voice memo times, class discussions, and webinars (Showbie n.d.).
 * Alignment:** This tool aligns with Providing Feedback. Providing Feedback is basically the basis behind the application. It keeps the communication between teacher and student flowing so that the teacher can keep their students in the know with their assignments and grades.
 * References:** Showbie. (n.d.). Retreived from https://www.showbie.com/.

Kathy Thompson: [|Flocabulary] Resource and Rating : **Flocabulary is an educational website that students and teachers can use. I would rate it an 8 out of 10 in providing feedback. It is a great resource to help students remember new content. The quiz provides instant feedback on how well the students understood the content.** Description: **Flocabulary " Making learning accessible, engaging ad relevant. Every classroom. Every lesson." (Flocabulary 2016). Flocabulary provided fun rap and videos to make lessons more engaging. It provides students with quizzes that can be sent to the teachers. It also provides teacher with worksheets to use in their lessons.** Alignment: **This website aligns with providing feedback through providing the students with feedback on how well they have understood the content. The teachers can evaluate the students quizzes and respond back to the students.** References: Flocabulary (2016) Retrieved from** https://www.flocabulary.com/

**__ Resource __** **:** Seesaw is an educational website and app that allows teachers and students to create online digital portfolios.
====__ **Rating**: __ 9/10 Seesaw is a quick set up and kiddos are up and running on their own in no time. “Seesaw Ambassadors” are provided to help you implement Seesaw in your classroom (Seesaw, 2016). Seesaw Plus is $120/month which offers advanced assessment tools (and honestly sounds like it would be an awesome tool) but basic Seesaw is free and I think you can use it just as well with your own assessments. ==== ====__ **Description**: __ Think of Seesaw as similar to Instagram – with more of an elementary classroom vibe. Seesaw allows students to create digital portfolios. Students can document their work through photos or record short video clips and post to their own accounts (called journals) or the class page. Students can view each other’s work and ask questions and comment. Teachers can engage as well and provide instant feedback on student’s work. Notifications help keep track of when students post. “Seesaw makes it easy for students and teachers to review progress over time and demonstrate growth” (Seesaw, 2016). ==== ====**__ Alignment with strategy: __** Seesaw aligns with the goal of providing feedback because not only can teachers respond to student’s work but students can take ownership of their learning by providing feedback (posting comments, questions, and wonderings) to one other. One of the advantages of incorporating social networks into the classroom, as mentioned in our textbook, is the “presence of an authentic, worldwide audience” (Pitler, Hubbell, & Kuhn, 2012, pg. 56). Seesaw gives students the ability to showcase their work for not only their teachers but to classmates, parents, principals, etc. It gives them one more reason to get excited about their learning! ====

Hubbell, E. R., Kuhn, M., & Pitler, H. (2012). Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works (2nd ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Assoc. for Supervision & Curriculum Development.

 * Maria Jandernoa - Providing Feedback__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> with [|__Google Forms__] __**


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Google Forms__]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Educational website and app
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Rating: I would rate this resource as a 7 out of 10. Google Forms are a great way to elicit feedback from others and to also provide more structured and/or prompted feedback. However, it does not allow you to provide feedback outside of certain questions and prompts.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Forms can be used in a classroom or work setting to elicit feedback from students and/or clients. It is important to reflect on work product and/or services. By asking questions of students and/or clients, you can better serve them in the future. In addition, Google Forms can be used along with a rubric to rate certain aspects of assignments.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Dustin Hunter: Providing Feedback: Formative
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">**Resource**: The resource I used is called formative.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">**Type:** It is a website designed for teachers to give feedback to students.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">**Rating:** I was quite impressed using formative in class today, I would rate it a **9/10**. It was pretty easy to set up, I was able to make a quick assignment in only a few minutes. There is also an option to upload existing assignments which is nice, however it requires some tweaking of those assignments before the students can manipulate them. The students were able to access the website easily and I was very impressed with the usability and how easily I could provide instant feedback to the students. There are just a couple of minor issues keeping me from giving it a perfect score: for one I had to stay seated at my computer the whole time students were working and even though the program allowed me to give them feedback it limited my ability to monitor which students were off-task. Another small complaint was that even though students could see the feedback I typed they could not instantly see the score I gave them out of 10 on the assignment which I feel would have made this tool more effective.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">**Description:** Students log in to the formative website on any device and enter a code to see the assignment. Teachers can build an assignment with various types of questions such as multiple choice, short answer, or graphing/drawing questions. As the students enter their answers the teacher can see all of the students answers for each question on their screen in real time and give instant feedback by typing messages to each individual student. This can be used to check the understanding of individual students as well as show the teacher which concepts most of the class is struggling with so that the teacher knows which items to go back over with the whole class and which ones to work individually with students on.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">**Alignment:** Formative aligns perfectly with providing feedback because it allows the teacher to give feedback to individual students as they are working instead of collecting assignments grading them and going over them the next day. I feel that feedback is most helpful to students when they receive it immediately so that they can correct mistakes before they form bad habits and formative allows you to do that.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-size: small;">Dayna Winczner- Providing Feedback - [|Class Dojo]


 * Name of the resource- [|Class Dojo]
 * This is an Educational App used to monitor behavior and responsibility with immediate feedback.
 * 10/10. This application provides immediate feedback with ta positive/negative sound within the classroom. You can also set the positive and negative points to any criteria you choose. It shows a time stamp for when something happens and immediately sends this to the parent who has subscribed to the account.
 * We can use this for behavior feedback when a student is on task in the classroom. We can also use it for negative feedback. When a student hears the sound, they all act attentive because they want to raise their DOJO points. It also acts as a communication log between parent and teacher. It takes away the e-mail aspect and instantly goes to your tablet, smart phone, or computer. Messages can even come through to your Apple watch. Every track you make is saved and can be used for documentation purposes.
 * It connects to our unit this week because it provides a corrective feedback in a timely manner. It creates an environment of positive learning and helps deter negative behaviors that could take away from the subject content. It also engages students in the feedback process. They have a percentage they receive weekly and monthly from their DOJO. They also can customize their characters to become more involved. It is a user-friendly application for everyone involved.

Monique Sims : [|ABCmouse] Early Learning Academy ABCmouse: Educational Games, Books, Puzzles & Songs for Kids & Toddlers. (2007). Retrieved March 16, 2017, from http://www.abcmouse.com/
 * Resource: ** It’s an educational website and app for children and teachers.
 * Identify: ** I rate this site a 10 out of 10. The site is very inviting and colorful to gain and keep children attention. It’s an excellent educational site for children to learn and for teachers to incorporate technology in their lesson plans.
 * Description: ** This curriculum-based site provides children from ages 2 – 8 years with the excitement to learn through play. The site mentions “ Our goal is to help children build a strong foundation for future academic success by providing a comprehensive and engaging online curriculum to greatly assist early learners to succeed in pre-k, kindergarten, and early elementary school programs.” (abcmouse, 2017) The instructional site is a great resource to use in the classroom as a hands-on tool for children to enhance their education . It’s also a kid friendly site, which sparks curiosity to explore learning.
 * Alignment: ** This site also provides instructional feedback from involvement of each activity performed. It provides guidance and encouragement for children to try until they succeed.
 * Reference: **

**//TaShara Eiland//**: Kahoot Schiola, E. a. (2016, October 2). //Digital Trends//. Retrieved from Digitaltrends.com: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-apps-for-teachers-education/
 * //Resource//**: Its an educational website that turns a lesson into a game.
 * //Rating//**: 10/10
 * //Description//**: Kahoot is a website that you can use to turn a lesson into a fun game. I would say geared towards older students but it's really easy to use. All you do is enter your prepared questions and answers and the website does the rest, your students can then download the app to use it as a buzzer! (Schiola, 2016).
 * //Alignment//**: This website provides real time prompted feedback from the teacher if students get a question right or if they miss it. This website can provide students with motivation to want to learn about a boring topic and also promotes energetic involvement for all. Most importantly, its free!
 * Reference**:

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Quizlet [Computer software]. (2017). Retrieved from https://quizlet.com/
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Shelly Riess - Providing Feedback: __**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Resource **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: [|Quizlet]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rating **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: 9/10 - This online tool could assist students prepare for tests or to remember vocabulary words. I could have used this with previous classes.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Description **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: Quizlet is an app that allows teachers to create their own, or use existing study sets, as they are called. By creating fun, interactive quizzes, educators can quickly engage the learner and receive feedback on the knowledge that has been absorbed. Quizlet comes with millions of pre-created study sets to choose from. There is also an interactive live mode. As with most online tools, there are free and subscription based access.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Alignment with Strategy **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: Providing feedback comes in many forms. In some cases a survey is appropriate, others a quick questionairre. In the case of Quizlet, the educator has the opportunity to prepare their students for a quiz, test, or in classroom games. The results of each of those methods provides the instructor with feedback on the effectiveness of learning objectives. Besides, who doesn’t like games?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">References **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Alli Minor - Providing Feedback

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resource: [|Nearpod]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rating: 10/10 - This educational website and application allows for a lot of different opportunities, thus this application would fit into many categories. Nearpod is user-friendly and is beneficial for students and educators. It is a question based application where students log in and respond to various questions. Teachers can share results with students and provide immediate feedback.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Description: Nearpod is an educational website and application where the teacher must log in first. Students are given a code. From there, the students join the session and begin to answer questions or complete activities administered by the teacher. The teacher can watch as students answer questions and complete activities, thus having the opportunity to provide immediate feedback.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Alignment: There are many different ways that students can be given feedback throughout the day. This website/application allows the teacher to inform their students on their progress immediately after an answer has been given or a quiz/assignment has been completed. It is able to be given in a timely manner.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">References:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tools for the most important job in the world. (n.d.). Retrieved April 06, 2017, from https://nearpod.com/

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">**Identify the Resource:** App & Website
====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">**Rating:** 7/10 This app is easy to use, gives students quick feedback, and frees up time for teachers from having to grade and input data into a gradebook. Downfalls of this app include needing some type of device such as a phone, tablet, or document camera. This grade scanner also only grades multiple choice or true and false questions. Though there is an option for a free version, the full version (which has all the bells and whistles) can $15 dollars a month per classroom or $2.50 a year for a school. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">**Description:** This app allows teachers to develop scantron forms and answer keys with ease. After creating an account, each student is linked to their student number and gradebook of choice. Teachers upload their answer keys for a multiple choice or true/false test or assignment. The program grades the students’ answers instantly with the use of a camera, provides feedback to students on what questions they missed, and saves their grades into a gradebook. It also analysis class grades with graphs, averages, and which state standards they need to focus more upon. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">**Alignment with Instructional Strategy:** With GradeCam feedback is instantaneous. Students will know how well they have done on an assignment within seconds of scanning them. If a teacher wishes to input standards into the app, it will also tell the student which ones they need to study more on. ====