eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A study of public schools in Texas found that those using IXL Math or IXL English Language Arts outperformed other schools on STAAR exams by as much as 11 percentile points in math, 17 percentile points in reading and 8 percentile points in writing. IXL’s TEKS alignment has been independently reviewed by Learning List.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams. This way, students can track their own progress and achievements, and teachers can easily monitor and share data. Some were students with learning disabilities.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

A study of public schools in Texas found that those using IXL Math or IXL English Language Arts outperformed schools without IXL on STAAR exams by as much as 11 percentile points in math, 17 percentile points in reading and 8 percentile points in writing.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

When the Opt-Out movement gained traction in 2015, more than 20 percent of New York students (about 200,000) in grades 3 through 8 declined to take state standardized exams, a statistic that raised questions about the future of such testing. Aligning tests with the ways students learn in the classroom is one of Gorin’s goals.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Are employees evaluated using bubble-in tests to prove they know the ins and outs of their job? Well, according to state science exams, my students consistently score higher than other science classes in my district. Students can also earn extra money through academic achievements and good behavior. Is it working?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

They think about problems in context, consider multiple tools and approaches, and apply science, math and data to continuously evaluate designs and make improvements. Traditional data, like end-of-year exams, only evaluate a student’s learning progress at one moment in time—and are too late for any course correction.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Indeed, a meta-analysis of research on this issue found a correlation between homework and achievement. Does homework cause achievement or do high achievers do more homework? When students are intrinsically motivated to do their homework, they are more engaged in the work, which in turn is associated with academic achievement.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Government and Politics and AP Environmental Science exams. These new PD offerings will ultimately increase success for students of color in AP courses, as much as for their peers – and that achievement has an impact for young people beyond graduation. In year one of a randomized controlled trial in five U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

When I started teaching data science and artificial intelligence in Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, I was frustrated by how little insight I actually felt I had into how effective my teaching was, until the end-of-semester final exam grades and student assessments came in.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2024

Will it diminish or overshadow the other myriad accomplishments they have achieved? For many families, a high school diploma is a huge accomplishment that not everyone has been able to achieve. Will it diminish or overshadow the other myriad accomplishments they have achieved?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The 25-year-old teacher is herself a student—an apprentice, in fact—and must use that quiet period to crank through some homework, study for an exam, start drafting an essay or take a quiz. You’re making an investment in the staff, in the hopes that you achieve less staff turnover,” she says.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

This program helps students turn frustration into achievement by teaching them how to manage tasks effectively and approach learning with a problem-solving mindset. Instead of pressuring students with high-stakes exams, AEF focuses on mastery-based learning. But communication isnt just about updatesits about meaningful conversations.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2023

Excellent college preparation makes you self-aware and helps you evaluate what you’d love to do in school. You can achieve this by learning how to scrutinize data, make decisions, and handle hypotheses. Adequate preparation is the best way to pass these exams and secure your spot in your preferred college.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

–Jessica Campos, Instructional Technology Coach, Mesquite Independent School District In the 2024 to 2025 school year, districts will be asking more questions about evidence of impact when they’re evaluating and selecting education technology solutions. This reflective process is essential for driving meaningful improvements.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The ability to evaluate relevant outcomes, changes in behavior, fidelity of implementation, and staff buy-in are, in some instances, also lacking. With heart pounding, palms sweating and flashes of a failing grade in his mind, 13-year-old Jake is all stressed out because he forgot about his Monday morning science exam with Mr. Bunting.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

We know that educators at all levels are responsible for making big decisions based on student evaluation outcomes. Students know that a lot is riding on state exams, and inevitably, students who experience test anxiety feel the extreme pressure to do well. Assessment For Learning. 10 Tips for Testing Success.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Employers will stop trusting schools to vet their candidates with metrics like the ACT, SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams. But because those standardized tests today are considered synonymous with student achievement, many teachers feel obligated to “teach to the test.” It’s already happening , surveys show.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Before exams, I have had two-thirds of students attending, which is really hard to achieve in in-person office hours,” he says. And the professor says that can be a “major pain point” for students, especially when exams are coming up. “Undergrads have very diverse schedules, especially in general-ed courses.”

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When I requested to have her evaluated for additional support at school, I was told to give her time. While the school waited, we sought outside evaluations to explore if there were supports that would be helpful to reduce the challenges she was experiencing at school. It’s every kid in this grade,” her teacher said.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Assessment strategies in education encompass various methods used to evaluate student learning and progress. Summative assessment, on the other hand, evaluates student learning at the end of a unit, semester, or academic year. What are the four kinds of assessment? What are techniques in education?

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Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Students don’t typically love exams, but exams remain a mainstay in the educational arena; however, keep in mind that online courses aren’t required to have exams. In 2005, Marks, Sibley, and Arbaugh published a study to evaluate the impacts of all three forms of course interaction through a student survey.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

As part of this system, NOPS periodically evaluates whether private organizations that run public schools should be allowed to continue stewarding public funds , resources and children's futures. This story, like all New Orleans stories, is heavily shaped by our unique context , but its themes are echoed in schools across this country.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

No one was hearing about the students and their achievements.”. Each year students in Texas are required to take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exam, also known as the STAAR exam. Schools that do not meet the state standards on the exam are listed as “improvement required” campuses.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

Today, we’ll talk about 4 of these highly important skills and how to achieve them while you’re still in college. Learn to set realistic goals – Break down large tasks into manageable subtasks and set specific, achievable goals with deadlines. You’ll also become more efficient in achieving your goals and a lot more productive.

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Study Skills Motivation Critical Thinking 147

Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2024

A number of instructors in the math department at San Diego Mesa College, where she's a professor, had started exploring how to weave standards-based grading — an approach that evaluates students on how effectively they have mastered content — into the way they teach calculus.

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Math Quizzes Instructors Students 168

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

When it comes to increasing rates of student achievement, satisfaction, and graduation, what really makes the difference? For example, I want to make sure my quizzes and/or exams consistently measure deep content understanding and analytical skills as opposed to my students’ competency in reading, writing, or the English language.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

She pursued a PhD in Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation. Summative: the more comprehensive tools used to measure what a student has learned at the end of a school term, such as exams and final projects. Dr. Julie Miles decided that she could better serve the educational world from outside of the classroom.

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Education Quizzes Exams Textbooks 211

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

And research shows that professors who collect early-term feedback, and who use it to make changes to their courses with the help of a consultant, can raise their end-of-semester teaching evaluations. It’s one of the most effective approaches for changing teacher practices,” Gorman says. “In

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Secondly, we will see the need for greater access to real-time data and analytics to empower teachers to intervene when needed to accelerate individual student achievement. And those exams–as the learner progresses–will include questions from previous assessments to ensure information is being retained.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In an effort to reduce stress, New York State in 2016 removed the time constraints for state reading and math evaluation tests. Students were expected to finish the exam in about two hours. In fact, it is one of the only family engagement programs with results around academic achievement.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

She tweeted : “In my course on The Holocaust, I gave my students choice between a final project and a final exam. Testing students on genocide does indeed seem problematic, particularly when we consider the outcomes Gressang’s students were able to achieve with the choice to demonstrate their learning in more novel ways.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

District leaders formed the Jones Curriculum Council (JCC), a committee of teachers tasked with researching and evaluating top-tier curriculum solutions. To achieve that goal, administrators are tasked with exposing students to computers and devices and providing them with the tools and skills needed to be successful post-graduation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

If you’re evaluating math programs at your school, a good option to consider is ORIGO Education’s Stepping Stones. In 2015-16, 86 percent of the district’s fifth-grade students scored as proficient in math on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam—up from 75 percent the prior year. Like many U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

In the end, we came up with four goals that, if implemented, would turn the district around: increase student achievement; recruit and retain highly effective teachers and leaders; develop a collaborative partnership between the school district and the community; create a positive and trusting culture and climate. Algebra 1 — In 2018, 19.8%

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Students Exams Culture Learning Styles 152

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Students don’t typically love exams, but exams remain a mainstay in the educational arena; however, keep in mind that online courses aren’t required to have exams. In 2005, Marks, Sibley, and Arbaugh published a study to evaluate the impacts of all three forms of course interaction through a student survey.

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Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 98