Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

If you are like most of those with whom I work, you spend hours identifying the desired learning outcomes, essential understandings and skills, and appropriate materials. This then leads to countless hours of designing assessments and learning experiences. This is critical work. self-actualization).

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Endless Network , a worldwide organization dedicated to tackling equity gaps resulting from challenges like insufficient internet access, strategically allocates investments in global companies that align with their mission and actively work toward achieving it. We've trained tens of thousands of teachers here!

Education 187

Education Science Internet Accessibility 187

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

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. Ongoing assessments help teachers ensure that their lessons are tied to standards and, most importantly, that they are also effective in achieving the intended student outcomes.

Education 213

Education Quizzes Exams Textbooks 213

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.

Teaching 208

Teaching Instructors Quizzes Intelligence 208

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

This work often involves extremely sophisticated proficiency scaling of desired learning outcomes, student leveling diagnostics, and individualized instruction and student interventions. Learning modality matters A LOT. ’ The authors of Powerful Teaching do say that “these strategies apply for … critical thinking” (p.

Quizzes 143

Quizzes Learning Lecturing Students 143

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Summative assessment, on the other hand, evaluates student learning at the end of a unit, semester, or academic year. Examples include standardized tests, final exams, and end-of-course projects, which measure student achievement against predetermined criteria and provide a snapshot of overall learning outcomes.

Textbooks 130

Textbooks Metacognitive Skills Education Teaching Methods 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

It eventually expanded into high school, scaling up its challenges like levels in a video game and borrowing elements from game design—such as its approach to final exams, which are interactive and structured like “final boss” levels. Quest students learned skills like problem solving at a much faster rate than students in college.

Skills 168

Skills Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning Failure 168

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

OER have the potential to offer more equitable and accessible learning experiences because they can be tailored to meet the needs of the students, including learning outcome alignment, accessible formatting, diverse learning materials, and diverse assessments. 2020; Miller).

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Exams Learning Peer Review 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. 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.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

OER have the potential to offer more equitable and accessible learning experiences because they can be tailored to meet the needs of the students, including learning outcome alignment, accessible formatting, diverse learning materials, and diverse assessments. 2020; Miller).

Accessibility 94

Accessibility Exams Learning Peer Review 94

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

When students are in class, they can solve problems with their peers and their professor, applying what they have learned in new contexts and new problems. We can immediately correct misconceptions or misapplication of data rather than waiting until students make the errors in homework or on exams. What was difficult for you?

Learning 122

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 122

eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2016

The new, personalized solution provides students with an adaptive curriculum, robust assessment engine, interactive instructions, engaging games and insightful analytics that help improve proficiency in core learning objectives tested on the ACT exam.

Testing 112

Testing Exams Learning Outcomes High School 112

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2016

Students like Battushig who used free online courses to achieve world-class education motivated players like Coursera and the State Department to launch initiatives like Learning Hubs and MOOC camps from Vietnam to Bolivia. The question is: are there viable edtech opportunities in so-called bottom-of-the-pyramid markets?

Exams 101

Exams Secondary Education Testing Achievement 101

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

If you are like most of those with whom I work, you spend hours identifying the desired learning outcomes, essential understandings and skills, and appropriate materials. This then leads to countless hours of designing assessments and learning experiences. This is critical work. self-actualization).

Syllabus 102

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 102

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

Its array of question styles, including multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and fill-in-the-blank, facilitates swift quiz and exam question creation from various document formats such as PDFs, DOCs, and PPTs. This personalized approach empowers students to focus on areas requiring more practice, optimizing learning outcomes.

Quizzes 148

Quizzes Gamification Teaching Methods Feedback 148

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. 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.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

At Fulton and other districts looking to consultants, academic achievement dipped in some schools after the changes made with input from the consultants. Instead, he is referring to things like teacher proficiency with instructional styles or technology that yield measurable improvements in students achievement.

Coaching 141

Coaching Learning Feedback Exams 141

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal. Collaborative learning is analogous to the traditional learning model, in which teachers impact knowledge on students. Incorporate individual accountability. References Brufee, K.

Collaborative Learning 116

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 116

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

These visual representations enhance the learning environment and provide valuable reference points for students throughout the school year. Moreover, traditional assessment tools, including quizzes, tests, and exams, remain essential for gauging student comprehension and mastery of material. What tools do teachers use?

Teaching 130

Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal. Collaborative learning is analogous to the traditional learning model, in which teachers impact knowledge on students. Incorporate individual accountability. References Brufee, K.

Collaborative Learning 106

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 106

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2017

NCLB asked districts to invest in supplemental interventions for students who were at-risk of not achieving grade-level proficiency, according to the state’s math and reading exams. Each program is scrutinized for evidence that it improves student learning outcomes or the conditions that contribute to student learning.

Failure 105

Failure Education Secondary Education Exams 105

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

When students are in class, they can solve problems with their peers and their professor, applying what they have learned in new contexts and new problems. We can immediately correct misconceptions or misapplication of data rather than waiting until students make the errors in homework or on exams. What was difficult for you?

Learning 98

Learning Problem-Based Learning Students Lecturing 98

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2025

For example, AI tools should use data responsibly, improving learning outcomes without storing sensitive information in proprietary, vendor-controlled data lakes. In pharmacy education, the faculty aligned curricular outcomes with exam questions through a testing platform, allowing real-time tracking of student performance.

Exams 102

Exams Culture Secondary Education Accessibility 102

Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

In most cases they can indeed achieve this. But optimizing a flawed model of education is not in the best interests of our students, and from a learning outcomes perspective may make things worse than they already are. This is particularly (but not exclusively) true for K-8 mathematics learning.

Learning 100

Learning Math Exams Textbooks 100

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

The Delivery Next comes the delivery of new learning, which can be achieved through various methods such as assigned readings, live or pre-recorded lectures, class discussions, flipped classroom activities, or small group work. Summary Statement Finally, an effective class concludes with a strategy to summarize key points.

Counselling 90

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 90

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2016

The headline is positive, but when you dig down, buried in three paragraphs are statements like this,” she tells EdSurge, pointing to a Digital Learning Now study about math program Teach to One (TtO) : The report concludes, “The TtO students generally started the 2012-13 academic year with mathematics skills that lagged behind national norms.

Study 104

Study Middle School Middle School Language 104

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

.” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system. Consider various delivery approaches, like Pecha Kucha [vii] or Universal Design for Learning (UDL), to further supports their diverse needs.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

.” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system. Consider various delivery approaches, like Pecha Kucha [vii] or Universal Design for Learning (UDL), to further supports their diverse needs.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

The Delivery Next comes the delivery of new learning, which can be achieved through various methods such as assigned readings, live or pre-recorded lectures, class discussions, flipped classroom activities, or small group work. Summary Statement Finally, an effective class concludes with a strategy to summarize key points.

Counselling 68

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 68