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When will assessments finally test deeper learning?

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Technology is making the multiple-choice question obsolete. Can testing keep up? But the major focus of assessment technology in recent years, of course, has been on efficiency of test delivery and administration—with little true innovation making it to students’ test booklets or computer screens.

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Should Professors (a) Use Multiple Choice Tests or (b) Avoid Them At All Costs?

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Multiple-choice questions don’t belong in college. They’re often ineffective as a teaching tool, they’re easy for students to cheat, and they can exacerbate test anxiety. Defending Multiple-Choice To be fair, not everyone is so down on multiple choice.

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What data is necessary to help students succeed?

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In contrast, medical school can overwhelm students with detailed information, like longitudinal reports on multiple-choice question performance throughout the year. This raises an essential question: What kind of feedback information is genuinely useful for students?

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How Low-Carb Diets Fuel High-Achieving Students

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How Low-Carb Diets Fuel High-Achieving Students Have you ever considered that your diet could be the secret weapon in your quest for academic success? Low-carb diets are more than just a trend; they’re transforming high-achievers into unstoppable forces in classrooms and beyond.

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5 ways to integrate gamification into your classroom

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“Several empirical studies have confirmed that students in gamified learning environments achieve higher levels of motivation and cognitive engagement compared to those in traditional classroom settings” (Dehghanzadeh et al., Quizizz: Turn assessments into fun competitions Quizizz is my top choice for a gamification platform.

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Test prep works

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Sarah Blaine said: ten years into private practice, I don’t draw on my two months of intensive bar test prep to advise my clients or manage my work. I don’t rely on essay formulas to craft my briefs, and of course I have never encountered an MBE-style multiple choice question. Test prep works. via [link].

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What Happens When a School Closes Its Library?

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The most high-achieving students would be funneled there, too, where they could do worksheets at their own pace and free up teachers to focus on everyone else. The Texas Education Agency awards letter grades to schools and districts based on test scores and other student performance metrics. Photo by Nadia Tamez-Robledo for EdSurge.

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