Students should also know specifically what was wrong and why. Students should know quickly if their response is correct or incorrect so they have the opportunity to learn from their mistakes. Whether you use Nearpod as an active learning or formative assessment tool, an important piece of teaching with Nearpod is instructor feedback. Effective feedback should be timely and specific. Nearpod facilitates the collection of formative assessment data for professors to evaluate student learning before a high stake** summative assessment like a final assignment or exam. Formative assessments can a) help students identify strengths and weaknesses in their content knowledge and b) help professors 'see' students that are struggling or mastered the content. Formative assessmentis a low stake* instructional method for instructors to monitor student learning with the purpose of modifying their teaching as needed. Nearpod can also be used for formative assessment.

Nearpod augments the traditional lecture by adding engaging activities throughout the lecture. Active learning is often contrasted to a traditional in-person or recorded online lecture where students passively receive information from the professor. Active learning requires students to complete meaningful activities and think about what they are doing and learning. Active learning is an instructional method for engaging students in the learning process. Nearpod is a tool that can be used to facilitate active learning in online or face-to-face classes.

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