Feature Friday: Assessment Design

Design the right type of assessment question based on the learning you want to impact

In this Feature Friday session, we explore how to design interactive quizzes in Synthesia with more instructional intent. Instead of adding quiz questions just to make content interactive, we look at how to choose the right assessment type, write feedback that actually teaches, and use Synthesia’s quiz and branching features more strategically.

Here's what you'll learn:

• Choose the right assessment type: Learn when to use knowledge, comprehension, application, performance, and reflection questions.
• Design quizzes with intent: Match your question type to what you actually want to measure, from memory to judgment.
• Write better feedback: Use feedback to clarify misunderstandings, reinforce good choices, and make learning stick.
• Build in Synthesia: See how to create scored and unscored questions, use branching logic, and think more critically about quiz analytics.

The big idea: interactivity does not automatically equal learning. The type of question you design—and the feedback you provide—shapes the depth of learning you get.