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Kahoot!

The Kahoot app running on an iPad
Available in	Main language (English), optional languages (French, Spanish, etc.)
Owner	Kahoot!
Website	https://kahoot.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	None for quiz participation; required for quiz creation
Users	50 million monthly active users (as of May 2017)[1]
Launched	August 2013

Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. The company was launched in August 2013 in Norway.^[2] Its learning games, "kahoots", are multiple-choice quizzes that allow user generation and can be accessed via web browser.

Contents

• 1Overview
• 2Development
• 3Research
• 4References
• 5External links

Overview[edit]

A game of Kahoot! being played in a lecture-hall at the University of Oslo.

Kahoot can be used to review students' knowledge, for formative assessment,^[3] or as a break from traditional classroom activities.^[4] Kahoot also includes triviagames.^[5]

Kahoot was designed for social learning, with learners gathered around a common screen such as an interactive whiteboard, projector or a computer monitor. The site can also be used through screen-sharing tools such as Skype^[6] or Google Hangouts.^[7] The game design is such that the players are required to frequently look up from their devices.^[8] The gameplay is simple; all players use a device to answer questions created by a teacher, business leader, or other person. These questions can be changed to award points. Points then show up on the leaderboard after each question.

Kahoot can be played through different web browsers and mobile devices through its web interface.^[9]

In September 2017, Kahoot launched a mobile application for homework.^[10][11]

In May 2017, YouTube channel GTLive played a game on their live stream with over 10,000 players.^[12]

Development[edit]

Kahoot was launched in private beta at the third annual SXSWedu in March 2013.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2017, Kahoot reached the billion cumulative participating players milestone and in the month of May, the company was reported to have 50 million monthly active unique users.^[1][13]

As of 2017, Kahoot has raised $26.5 million in funding from Northzone, Creandum and Microsoft Ventures, as well as private investors in Norway.^[11][14]

Research[edit]

According to research by two students at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the network latency in accessing the website greatly influences the quality of experience of the platform, in both longitudinal and cross-section studies, with a sample size N=21.^[15] It was found that about 70% of the sample size regard Kahoot! as having positive results on all delay levels, while a varying number of students (between 10-20%) report that the platform is too time-consuming, forming a direct relationship with the duration of delay.

References[edit]

1. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Norwegian edtech company Kahoot! reaches 1 billion players". Tech.eu. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
2. Jump up^ Kamps, Haje Jan. "Gaming/learning platform Kahoot! hits 1B players | TechCrunch". Retrieved 2017-08-09.
3. Jump up^ "Kahoot! as Formative Assessment - Center for Instructional Technology". Center for Instructional Technology. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
4. Jump up^ "Why Kahoot is one of my favourite classroom tools — Tomorrow's Learners". Retrieved 2017-08-09.
5. Jump up^ "Kahoot Trivia". www.acpl.lib.in.us. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
6. Jump up^ "Skype in the Classroom & Kahoot - Microsoft in Education". education.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
7. Jump up^ "Can I play Kahoot! with others remotely?". Kahoot! Support. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
8. Jump up^ www.corepublish.no, CorePublish -. "Kahoot! - Inclusive Design". www.inclusivedesign.no. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
9. Jump up^ "Is my browser/device suitable to host or play a Kahoot? – Kahoot! Support". kahoot.uservoice.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
10. Jump up^ "Homework Game Changer Kahoot! Launches Mobile App -- THE Journal". THE Journal. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
11. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Kahoot launches mobile app to make homework fun | GamesBeat". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
12. Jump up^ GTLive (2017-05-10), These Questions Are IMPOSSIBLE! (Kahoot!), retrieved 2018-02-04
13. Jump up^ Chowdhry, Amit. "How Kahoot! Quickly Hit One Billion Players While Helping Advance Education". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
14. Jump up^ "Kahoot! | crunchbase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
15. Jump up^ Underdal, Anlaug Gårdsrud; Sunde, Marthe Thorine (5 September 2014). Investigating QoE in a Cloud-Based Classroom Response System (Thesis). Retrieved 25 October2017.

External links[edit]

• Official website

Categories: 

• Educational technology
• E-learning
• Art games