eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2016

Research indicates math, reading achievement in early grades also influences later science achievement. Their science achievement gaps remained fairly stable from third grade through eighth grade. Waiting to address science achievement gaps by middle or high school may be waiting too long.

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Achievement Science Elementary School Elementary School 190

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. Peer review in the classroom: Student perceptions, peer feedback quality and the role of assessment.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

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. Peer review in the classroom: Student perceptions, peer feedback quality and the role of assessment.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A growing number of high school students are looking for opportunities to do academic research, hoping to add ‘published author’ to their list of achievements when they apply to colleges. No peer reviewed journal would publish this work, she adds.

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High School High School Schools Students 191

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Students must be high achievers in middle school with recommendations from math and science teachers, in addition to high test scores. Out of those who applied, the school accepted 60—leaving them with a crop of smart, enthusiastic, high-achieving group of students. “I am learning with the students. What they are doing is incredible.”

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STEM Laboratory Peer Review Schools 143

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Over the past three years, with experimentation and many conversations, my students and I have worked together to develop a system of learning that values transparency, fairness, collaboration and feedback—and we've got the data to support that it’s improving student engagement.

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Feedback Culture Science Teaching 167

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2023

Through a deeper understanding of these issues, we can begin to imagine and advocate for a scholarly publishing system that is fair, efficient, and reflective of the realities of the digital age. Additionally, this policy inadvertently supports a lack of transparency in the review process.

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Peer Review Fairness Feedback Achievement 98