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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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

New programs that can produce school leaders who are more capable of improving schools and raising student achievement are essential to school districts across the country. K-12 classroom instructors, instructional coaches, and educational administrators are invited to enroll. Approximately 70,000 of Arizona’s K-12 students are ELLs.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Pandemic-era disruptions have played a role, but so has the broader worry that a reliance on standardized admissions exams may exacerbate disparities among students of different races and income levels. These days more four-year colleges are dropping their SAT and ACT requirements. It’s a very long-held paradigm that is sort of hard to shake.”

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

As colleges ask faculty to prepare for a possible online, hybrid or altered in-person fall semester—or all three simultaneously—many instructors are wondering how to best measure student learning. Tony Crider, professor of astrophysics at Elon University, offers his students “ epic finales” instead of final exams.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

The journalism instructor at the University of Minnesota keeps the process simple, with brief questions similar to these: What should keep happening in this class? Between weeks five and eight—and after students have received results from a major assessment—instructors ask students to weigh in on how their learning is progressing.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

Earlier this year, she was supposed to take an exam. She never took the exam. There’s slightly more evidence that poor achievement more often fuels math anxiety than the other way around, though there’s evidence going both ways, she adds. But there are things that instructors can do, some researchers say.

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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. So far, Spoon reports that the changes are invigorating.

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Math Quizzes Instructors Students 168

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

What do you think is important for an instructor to do when using classroom response systems (polling software or clickers)? Studies have suggested that these tools, which allow students to respond in real time to questions provided by an instructor, can improve student learning. Select all that apply. What’s the consequence?

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Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 144

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

And that bothers Stoll, who is an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Washington, because he’s a firm believer that “the personal experience that a student has with an instructor is key to learning.” And the professor says that can be a “major pain point” for students, especially when exams are coming up.

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Exams Students Quizzes Questions 166

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.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Need for Mindfulness in Schools Modern education often heavily emphasises academic achievement, leaving students stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed. Students face various stressors, from exams to social pressures. Guided Meditation Guided meditation sessions, led by trained instructors, can introduce students to meditation.

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Schools Instructors Coaching Essay 167

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

Instructors can focus on teaching–and not on technical issues. It gave me the ability to ask the questions that I wanted answers to, and get actual answers back from either my instructors or my peers in the classroom. I thought a virtual lab environment was the best way to achieve that, but we didn't have virtual labs here at Ashford.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

She hears from teachers who have bad memories of math class when they were growing up of the stress of timed tests and of impatient instructors who discouraged them from pursuing math. It also leads to disparities, because it reduces performance in math to a number on an assessment exam, Su says.

Math 184

Math Coaching Elementary School Elementary School 184

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

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Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

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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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2017

Ninety-two percent of fourth grade ELL students scored below proficiency on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress reading exams. But as the number of apps increases, academic achievement for ELL students remains staggeringly low. National Assessment of Educational Progress reading exams.

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Language Languages English Exams 149

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Classic online course standards emphasize the value of three types of interactions: student-instructor interaction, student-content interaction, and student-student interaction. 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.

Exams 116

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 116

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.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

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

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

Motivation 111

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 111

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

. –Rhonda Evatt, Health Science Educator, Anderson Institute of Technology Our education system is still grappling with the ongoing challenges of incomplete learning and lower student achievement. Share information about school counseling services and online resources that offer additional support.

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Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 337

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

But one possible explanation could be that the lower-skilled learners were simply repeating those QuizMe activities over and over again until they were able to achieve a relatively high score even without fully mastering the concepts. We scratched our heads a little bit about that finding.

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Study Quizzes Math Exams 123

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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Assignments Grades History Ethics 187

Faculty Focus

JULY 4, 2023

Classic online course standards emphasize the value of three types of interactions: student-instructor interaction, student-content interaction, and student-student interaction. 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.

Exams 98

Exams Students Instructors Evaluation 98

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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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 103

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Not only does group work improve my mood, but studies show that students engaged in group work display increased individual achievement compared to students working alone.(Johnson, Leaning in on the great group work and connections formed during the semester provides an opportunity for a group final exam, and greatly diffuses any anxiety.

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Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this specific context, education plays a significant role in shaping the minds of future generations and an instructor’s role is crucial in this development. They cultivate a curiosity to explore and understand various fields deeply, rather than focusing on only grades and exams.

Instructors 119

Instructors Students Motivation Intelligence 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Not only does group work improve my mood, but studies show that students engaged in group work display increased individual achievement compared to students working alone.(Johnson, Leaning in on the great group work and connections formed during the semester provides an opportunity for a group final exam, and greatly diffuses any anxiety.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this specific context, education plays a significant role in shaping the minds of future generations and an instructor’s role is crucial in this development. They cultivate a curiosity to explore and understand various fields deeply, rather than focusing on only grades and exams.

Instructors 115

Instructors Students Motivation Intelligence 115

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

They do not require the same level of planning or execution as a summative assessment, so they are easier to insert into a lesson when the instructor needs to take a quick ‘temperature check.’”. For some educators, digital forms have been a productive way to achieve this.

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Quizzes Students Elementary School Elementary School 160

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2023

Set boundaries for instructor interaction with the creation of interaction plans. Knowing that certain paperwork is needed for a makeup exam or an extension helps so students knows what to do upfront. Being risk-informed means total investment by the instructor in helping their adult learners succeed. The outcome?

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Lecturing Instructors Assignments Failure 105

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

These prepare them for the state writing exams in eighth and tenth grades and help teachers across the district calibrate their scoring and expectations. The district’s intense focus on writing instruction, however, isn’t all about acing state exams. It’s also about readying students for college, careers, and engaged citizenship.

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Writing Feedback Exams Middle School 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this way, backchannels serve as a formative assessment for instructors to identify ways to improve the delivery and impact of our teaching. High-stakes exams may in fact do a better job of measuring how well students cope with test taking, rather than assessing actual learning. But not just any feedback. Gallup Klem, A.M.,

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

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. Such technology allows instructors to teach in-person students normally – but any remote students can keep track of everything happening in the classroom.

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Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

For example, after receiving a failing grade in an exam, an instructor can help a student understand that a failing grade is not an indication of a lack of ability. Additionally, more guidance and support can be provided by the instructor earlier in the process and gradually decreased as skill level of the student increases.

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Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

For every class, they'll have anywhere from one to three guided study sessions, which are 50 minutes long,” says Alicia Goodwin, the guided study instructor for the Newport Beach campus. Each class session lasts 50 minutes, and is usually followed by what’s known as a guided study session, during which students complete their homework.

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Teachers Schools Students Study 160

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this way, backchannels serve as a formative assessment for instructors to identify ways to improve the delivery and impact of our teaching. High-stakes exams may in fact do a better job of measuring how well students cope with test taking, rather than assessing actual learning. But not just any feedback. Gallup Klem, A.M.,

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111