eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Plus, when they make mistakes, they’re motivated to try new approaches to test theories. Introduce edtech tools to enhance learning Integrating edtech tools is an effective way to capture (and keep) students’ attention and enhance learning. Allowing students to vote on projects or learning topics can boost engagement.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2017

It was assumed that students were being lazy, not paying attention, or being disruptive because they were badly behaved, not because they were infuriated. Using audiobooks can really level the playing field and help your students do the work they’re assigned without facing more difficulty than their classmates. Australian Help.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2017

These students are even more enveloped in technology than the Millennials who came before them, and many educators now worry about how best to teach Generation Z basics—such as how to read—while competing for attention with digital devices. The solution then is to go slowly, make the changes gradually, and test parts of the transition out.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

After 13 years of testing higher-order active learning modalities in the classroom, collecting data, building a database, and analyzing student learning results in bi-annual principles of marketing classes, my colleague and I saw two important results emerge.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Teachers can’t slow down the lesson plans for the entire class to accommodate a few struggling students, and can’t provide individualized attention to all the students who need it to stay on track. Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Could tests be replaced by project-based work? On Tuesday, April 24 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Can Alternative Assignments Effectively Assess Student Learning? Digital tools used for assessment can also increase access and support collaborative assignments. Do exams still serve a purpose?

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Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 101

Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 13, 2015

If you’re already using a Learning Management System (LMS) as a course management tool, you should also consider how it could help students prepare for a test. There’s likely a calendar tool available in your LMS, and while it’s usually for students to track assignment due dates, imagine the power it could have as a study tool.

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Testing Study Discussions Students 108

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Over the course of my career, I’ve had some years where my students’ standardized test scores were on the rise , and other years where they stagnated. While educators are engaged in long-winded conversations about how these tests don’t accurately reflect student success, kids are losing out every day.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

The district was among the first in the country to test the chatbot called Khanmigo, an AI program developed by online learning giant Khan Academy that is designed for classrooms and acts as a tutor for students and an assistant for teachers. Reid studies educational technology products and reviews their efficacy in classroom instruction.

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Schools Math Testing Intelligence 267

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The pandemic is changing the way tests and quizzes are conducted at colleges across the country, with the rapid adoption of new tools that proponents say catch cheating, but in ways that many students say amount to an unacceptable invasion of their privacy. In that model, colleges are typically charged on a per-test basis.

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Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A well-structured digital study plan can help alleviate this stress by providing a clear path to manage assignments, study sessions, and personal time. With multiple subjects and various types of assignments to manage, keeping your digital materials well-organized can significantly reduce stress and save time.

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High School High School Study Exams 167

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

Much of the attention that open educational resources have earned focuses on their low cost. In addition to providing students with text and video content, courseware tools also have built-in nudges and assessments—sometimes personalized—that generate instant feedback about whether students are mastering the assigned material.

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Textbooks Instructors Laboratory Education 215

Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 13, 2015

If you’re already using a Learning Management System (LMS) as a course management tool, you should also consider how it can help students prepare for a test. There’s likely a calendar tool available in your LMS, and while it’s usually for students to track assignment due dates, imagine the power it could have as a study tool.

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Testing Study Classroom Management Discussions 85

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

During a lesson, it was easy to see students’ reactions—if they were paying attention, confused, or engaged—and I could adjust on the spot as needed. In the time of TikTok, attention spans have waned. I can cut a lot of slack, extend deadlines or excuse assignments. Now, students are even more easily distracted.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

At my suburban school in South Carolina, the term is used liberally to describe students who may fail the End of Course Tests, students who might not get promoted to the next grade level and those at risk of dropping out of school. The majority of my students work hard but test poorly, though a small percentage of them are unmotivated.

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Learning Assignments Students Motivation 161

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2024

A few weeks ago, Ferris State University made a splashy announcement that it planned to enroll two chatbot “students” in its classes, calling it a novel way for colleges to test their curricula. The AI agents will also be fed information from the course syllabi and turn in assignments.

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Intelligence Syllabus Feedback Assignments 213

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

While enthusiasm can fade with age, at Qualcomm he noticed middle school students would still snap to attention when it came to the jobs they could one day have, the money they could make and their own interests. At the end, test-takers are given three such interest codes—the first of which, known as the “leading” code, is the most important.

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Counselling Middle School Middle School Testing 215

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

And so they’ve designed systems, strategies and tools to better hold the attention of their students, many of whom are working adults. Once they sign up for courses, an assigned mentor is supposed to check in on them regularly—sometimes even weekly—through a call or text or video meeting. You want to avoid that.

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Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 200

Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

Attention spans are shorter for younger students than their older peers, who also need less parental involvement to complete assignments. That seems to be referring to actual screen time or formal assessment or assignment work.” If they’re studying for a test, a lot of kids might want to study more.”

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Distance Learning Schools Assignments Math 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

I spent the next four years in my assigned seat among the rows of desks, trying to listen to the teacher at the front of the room, completing homework assignments from textbooks, and preparing for tests by making countless flashcards. I was never particularly excited about any one class.

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Students Attention Textbooks Assignments 164

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Students are paid to be there, and if they successfully complete their training (testing with more fluency than a typical university graduate who has studied foreign language for four years, according to the institute), they receive bonus pay. Dueling for Attention Work is not the primary reason people use Duolingo.

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Motivation Language Languages Learning 214

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I was a designated English learner in the first grade, primarily due to my inability to read at the expected fluency levels determined by the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), an English reading, writing, and speaking assessment.

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English Culture Languages Language 190

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2020

What is less well known is that it also benefits native English speakers who score higher on tests and socio-emotional competencies when enrolled in dual-language classrooms. More broadly, they support a re-imagination of adult learning and education-to-career pathways for all, with greater attention on outcomes and communities of support.

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English Languages Language Beliefs 218

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

He says test data back that up. The school is drawing attention. Arthur’s panel proposed one change that could make it easier: Give the Georgia Milestones Tests, which are administered in the spring, more often. Zirka Franko, a veteran teacher at Locust Grove, likes the way she can tailor assignments to each child.

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Schools Learning Math Assignments 154

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

Guided lectures with Pear Deck or Apple’s Classroom iPad app can keep students’ attention on the topic at hand by ensuring that their screens will display exactly what the teacher needs them to see. Analytical Essay + Book Promo/Trailer Video There are many blog posts out there encouraging teachers to choose assignments other than essays.

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Essay Teaching Lecturing Coaching 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

The biggest impact on productivity came from simply paying attention to the workers and their environment. Change their learning ecosystem and watch how much harder they work simply because you care enough to pay attention. If you assign homework, make it worthwhile, not busy work. Use disruptive tools.

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Motivation Schools Syllabus Students 154

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

School is a more controlled environment where she has an assigned seat and has to raise her hand. But for a child to thrive in those three areas, she needs to know how to self-regulate her emotions, behavior and attention. At home, a child can move around more and talk when she wants.

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Education Elementary School Elementary School Testing 166

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

Teachers tested prompt after prompt, and while the essays ChatGPT spit out weren’t exemplary, it was human enough for students to pass the work off as their own. Focusing on Worthy Priorities In my composition course, I often remind students that the test they prepare for at the end of the year is only the beginning of their writing journey.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Discussions 216

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2018

For example, if it were easier for instructors to record student performance on specific learning outcomes, instructors could track progress across assignments. For instance, instructors could be presented with a report about their students on the very first day of the course, eliminating the need to test students on prerequisite material.

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Instructors Learning Assignments Learning Outcomes 141

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 4, 2021

Students who just don’t learn well by sitting still and who decide not to pay attention. Teachers grading assignments that have been carelessly or sloppily prepared. Students who cram for the test but then forget everything as soon as the exam is over. .

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Exams Textbooks Attention Classroom Management 139

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

workforce, citing hostile work conditions, high-stakes testing, diminished autonomy, and lack of planning time as prevailing reasons. With SEL, students not only experience less anxiety, less hyperactivity, and less aggression, they’re generally happier and more attentive, too. The impact on teachers is no less profound. Lucky, Jake.

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Teachers Exams Schools Students 164

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Now, he and Baselice collaborate to create and test games and are actively trying to gather evidence that these activities aren’t just good for engagement, but for long-term learning. When I’m testing a game, I have no way of knowing if it's going to be blocked by the school’s servers,” Angie says. The role of the facilitator is key.

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Teachers Quizzes Testing Learning Outcomes 215

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

When the Northwestern freshman excitedly shared how the excerpt we were reading connected to Ta-Nehisi Coate’s “Between the World and Me,” , my seniors nodded attentively before building on what she shared in discussion.

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Schools Testing Evaluation Exams 160

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

They have a hypothesis of what they think will help students learn, and they’re going to test it out and then learn from it and revise. It’s that in some cases attention gets really focused on a set of practices that are untested and can distract from the discussion that we have about teaching. Why does it work? Do I need this?

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Art Science Teaching Failure 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I implemented writing reflections to help students recall their feedback from prior assignments and collaborated with a colleague to develop a teacher guided peer review system, which eventually yielded an app called Floop that made the peer review data visible and simpler to manage.

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Feedback Peer Review Teaching Writing 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2022

I have to submit data from two recent tests, fill out two data reflection forms, start progress reports and complete the SEL survey about each of my 23 kindergarteners. Teachers have been accosted with endless professional development training, increased testing, and frequent surveys. I lost so much valuable time to futile paperwork.

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Teaching Attention Testing Social Studies 161