Comprehension

Improve students' attention and understanding of the online study materials through annotation of topics and sections.
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Develop critical thinking via guided reading comprehension

Critical thinking is a key skill to help assess, evaluate, and process the information. It is therefore crucial that students are taught how to become critical thinkers. One of the ways to nurture this skill is via comprehension of study materials, which involves the ability to properly understand and interpret the presented information. Read more about the role of critical thinking↗

Comprehension tool lets instructors the opportunity to upload different study materials (documents, video, or audio) for students to review while identifying and priming on predefined topics to guarantee a better understanding of the study material.

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Comprehension helps enhance critical reading

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Upload the study materials and specify the topics

Instructors upload study materials in different formats (documents, audios, or videos), set instructions and deadlines, as well as specify the topics, and themes to be annotated.

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Develop understanding of the materials

Students study the materials then annotate the passages where the outlined topics are discussed, and also respond to others’ annotations.

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Write a summary of annotations

Instructors require students to write a summary based on their annotations to demonstrate overall understanding of the content.

Tool features

Support for various content types
Support for various content types

Decide which type of content to be used (audio, video, image, or text-based).

Create annotation topics
Create annotation topics

Specify the topics or subjects to highlight, the number of annotations to be made, and whether students should write a summary. 

Heatmap of annotations
Heatmaps of annotations feature

Have an overview of the annotations per topic using the color coded highlights to monitor students’ understanding of the content. 

Annotations visible to peers
Annotations visible to peers

Let students see and comment on their peers’ annotations to help gain better understanding of the topic and spark in-depth discussion.

Configurable grading
Configurable grading feature

Grade students based on different requirements (number of annotations, summary completion, and reflection writing), then synchronize the results with your native LMS

Data export
Data export

Access students’ progress and participation within the tool, thus downloading the analytics files in excel or csv form for more thorough analysis and long-term strategy.  

Copyrighted material protection
Copyrighted material protection feature

Prevent students from downloading or modifying the materials in case of copyright protection. 

Instructors can upload content in different formats (audio, video, image, or text-based) to accommodate diverse learning needs and preferences.

Specify the topics or subjects to highlight, the number of annotations to be made, and whether students should write a summary.

Instructors get a “bigger picture” of overall class performance via the heatmap of students’ annotations. This shows the most highlighted sections, or emerging questions, thus allowing for timely adjustments and intervention.

Being able to see others' annotations and different interpretations of the texts allows students to gain a better understanding of the readings. This then sparks more in-depth discussions and deeper learning among the students.

Grade students based on different requirements (number of annotations, summary completion, and reflection writing), then synchronize the results with your native LMS

Access students’ progress and participation within the tool, thus downloading the analytics files in excel or csv form for more thorough analysis and long-term strategy.

Prevent students from downloading or modifying the materials in case of copyright protection. 

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LMS integration

Comprehension, like all FeedbackFruits tools, integrates seamlessly into your native LMS. This enables single sign on (SSO) and automatic sync of groups, calendars, and gradebooks.

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Lisbeth Elvebakk
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"This tool provided a better overview of students' performance and progress over the duration of the course. It enabled me to try new methods in teaching, prompt self-reflection on feedback, and guarantee anonymity in an online platform."

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Åsmund Hermansen
Associate Professor

"I noticed that learning of students improved. First, they were enthusiastic about the tool and also interaction between students really helped them to better prepared for the subject."

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Comprehension has been co-created following the Edtech Dotank process together with our partners.
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