Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It has been estimated that college students across the globe devote in excess of a billion hours per year to “disposable” assignments (Wiley, 2016). Moving from essential to “renewable” assignments means that the students see the tasks as sufficiently meaningful to be kept and even passed on to others. What a waste!

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Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2024

It has been sobering to see, through their eyes, how unclear our assignments can sometimes be. Maybe the student skipped class or doesn’t have all the material handed out with the assignment. It’s a typical weekday afternoon and I’m sitting down with one of my students to begin brainstorming ideas for her essay.

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Assignments Essay Writing Questions 111

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2019

Whether it’s studying for an exam, completing a college essay, or finishing a social studies project, all students will inevitably find themselves procrastinating at some point in their academic careers. A school-avoidant student will continue to miss classes indefinitely and assignments will remain incomplete until term’s end.

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Failure Essay Exams Schools 278

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

While AI tools can indeed generate answers or essays, this highlights the need to rethink assessment strategies. Instead of banning AI, educators can design assignments that leverage these tools. For instance, students could compare human-written essays with AI-generated ones to discuss tone, bias, and effectiveness.

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Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 332

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2022

An upgrade from our previous Essay Review product, Paper users can now submit more than traditional essay assignments; lab reports, assignments, short-answer questions, and bibliographies are all accepted types of content. Previously, we worked directly with districts to validate our impact and produce case studies.

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Essay Feedback Math Assignments 258

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

Today’s digital-savvy students welcomed ChatGPT with open arms and began using it for writing assignments. According to a new study from Academic Help , 67 percent of students use AI for creating texts – the basis for their essays and other papers. The issue here is not only about the academic integrity violation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 12, 2025

At the end of this article, you’ll feel good about giving both sides of this discussion a voice: Why a Term Paper Writing Service Is the Best Way to Assist with Your Assignments Some assignments are manageableyou knock them out in an hour, no stress. The Best Way to Get Assignment Help Not all writing services are the same.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I see the difference having the freedom to be creative for an assignment has on students when they aren’t thinking about it impacting their GPA. I combine the picture books with Gilder Lehrman essays in my classroom. The length is manageable for a classroom setting, and the essays cover a wide variety of topics.

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Students History Essay High School 339

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The University of Michigan’s M-Write program is built on the idea that students learn best when they write about what they’re studying, rather than taking multiple-choice tests. Each fellow is assigned to a group of students and is available to help them with the revision process.”

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Essay Feedback Writing Assignments 138

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

He still has that concern, but as he stepped back to think about it, he also saw a way to “leverage” the tool for a goal he had long fought for — to help bring social studies education, and especially the teaching of civics, to broader prominence in the nation’s schools. He has long argued that U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For instance, 29 percent of students said: “Let me do assignments on topics that interest me if they are relevant to what we are learning.” For a history class studying World War II, one student or group might learn about the Normandy invasion, while another might take on the rise of fascism and a third might explore the Pacific front.

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Students Motivation Achievement Assignments 348

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

The November newsfeed heralded the arrival of AI essay writing. AI (or Artificial Intelligence) essay writing recruits online software that sifts through information and generates a thoughtful written analysis. Enter a prompt, and AI can turn out a reasonable essay on everything from utilitarianism to the Krebs cycle…for free.

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Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

In this article, I’ll focus on preparation for the SAT essay portion. General preparation hints include: practice good writing with every school essay students write. Students find the prompt in their student dashboard and complete the essay. StudyBlue — over 500 free study resources that cover SAT prep.

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Essay Mobile Devices Exams Writing 99

eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In high school, wrote one student on an anonymous survey I give at the start of the semester, I stayed far away from the tool because it was emphasized to me as a way of cheating rather than a study tool. I, on the other hand, want my students to use AI every day in class and for every assignment.

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Teachers Writing Critical Thinking Feedback 246

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

As part of the recent rush to comment on ChatGPT, this article is not weighing in on the ongoing ethical debates, nor is it offering a comprehensive how-to guide, but rather simply sharing one professor’s initial use of the AI tool and how it successfully accomplished the learning objectives and expectations for one course assignment.

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Assignments History Art Ethics 124

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

Rather than relying on this score alone, his teacher called him to discuss the assignment. Through their conversation, it became evident that the student had utilized ChatGPT to better understand the context of the art he was studying in the time period it was created. This example highlights that using an AI tool isn’t “bad.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2017

Some programs allow teachers to create assignments and comment on them through the platform of the program, where each student has an individual account and can see his or her assignments; to help assess the student throughout the learning process. Two Unique Assessment Tools.

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Quizzes Mobile Devices Essay Assignments 220

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

It’s time for handwritten essays in class without devices. In these same conversations, I hear teachers eager to revert back to timed writing by hand, the five-paragraph essay, and other formulaic approaches to writing. They scored ChatGPT’s work using the same College Board rubric their essays were evaluated against.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Discussions 215

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

With the time it takes to score and give feedback on student work deterring many writing teachers from assigning lengthier writing tasks, and with the long turnaround time most students wait to receive grades and feedback, there is significant timesaving and learning potential in an AI helping grade student work.

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Grades Essay Teachers Feedback 175

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

This is something that you should keep in mind when looking for where you want to study, as you can find an electrical and computer engineering online degree that gives you access to excellent information, whilst staying at home and being able to engage from all over the world. This means that the onus falls on you to complete everything.

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Lecturing Essay Motivation High School 88

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

Analytical Essay + Book Promo/Trailer Video There are many blog posts out there encouraging teachers to choose assignments other than essays. As a teacher coach, I’m not encouraging teachers to throw out the practice of assigning, reading, giving feedback on and correcting essays.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2023

They are similar to essays but usually more detailed and longer. Choose a Topic The first step in writing a research paper is to pick an assignment topic that interests you. Check out the free sample essays from PapersOwl , where you’ll find a wide range of ideas from which you can choose the most fascinating one for yourself.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Study 159

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

Angel, a sophomore, has a homework assignment that’s due at midnight, and this is the only way he’s able to turn it in. When we have assignments, such as typed essays, I am not able to work on the assignment at home. Better internet would help tremendously in our community,” Angel said.

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Internet Essay Assignments English 159

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? Instead of investing the time and effort required to study and prepare, they may turn to AI or other shortcuts to complete the task quickly. This emphasis on grades over learning can lead to unhealthy study habits and a desire to cheat.

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Academic Integrity Failure Culture Students 213

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2024

When ChatGPT emerged a year and half ago, many professors immediately worried that their students would use it as a substitute for doing their own written assignments — that they’d click a button on a chatbot instead of doing the thinking involved in responding to an essay prompt themselves.

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Writing Teaching Essay Languages 204

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

The Newark Board of Education in March approved a data-sharing agreement with Khan Academy to study whether the tool was effective “in the North Ward schools,” according to the agreement. It is also designed to help teachers create instructions for assignments and review student performance.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2021

to offer students who take online college courses a physical space to study and interact. The ability to come in and have quiet study space, Wi-Fi, staff support, meals, child care on site—it’s a game-changer for a lot of students.” Over the past decade, brick-and-mortar outposts have popped up across the U.S.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2025

1 Student-Led Inquiry with the 5Es Model Invite students to do a deep dive into a concept or topic of interest related to something they studied this year. For example, if students studied ecosystems, one student might ask, How would a major drought affect the grasslands? They can do this on their own or with the help of AI!

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Testing Learning Critical Thinking Essay 195

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Excelling in your studies opens doors to future opportunities, whether it’s graduate school, competitive job markets, or research opportunities. A reputable essay writing service can be a crucial tool for students seeking custom essay solutions to enhance their performance. But, why is balance so crucial?

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Essay Counselling Exams Textbooks 179

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. She imagines teachers might use AI in the same way to create assignments or lesson plans. “No

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

But many experts on contract cheating say that the people who use the services are often working adults who are struggling to balance their jobs and studies, or those who may not be adequately prepared for college and unaware of the legitimate support services campuses provide. The sales pitch is all about doing the work of students for them.

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Essay Writing Academic Integrity Students 161

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2024

1: Try Creating a Calendar Avoid being taken off guard by a crucial assignment due in 48 hours (about 2 days) or a family dinner coinciding with your scheduled group study session. Ensure that you have dedicated sufficient time to preparing for the important exam or completing the previous assignment.

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Exams Students Achievement Study 174

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2017

Mayfield spent his grad school years studying natural language processing, computational linguistics, and machine learning. I studied medieval poetry, particularly the work of Bede and the Norse poets. Focus on frequent low-stakes writing assignments rather than occasional high stakes writing assignments like term papers.

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Achievement Writing Essay Languages 165

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2023

Having this knowledge, it would be easier to deal with assignments, homework, and life issues. This way, college kids might get closer to understanding how to write cause and effect essay. In an argumentative essay, the cause-and-effect lays forth the chain of events that led to the current state of affairs. Read on to find out.

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Essay Teaching Methods Instructors Motivation 146

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Remember CliffsNotes, the predecessor of Course Hero and similar web-based study resources? Like many GenXers, I had a few of those study guides with yellow-and-black covers in my L.L. Sometimes I wonder about those long-gone study guides. Bean backpack along with my textbooks and kelly green Trapper Keeper.

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Syllabus Academic Integrity eLearning Assignments 124

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Communicate major assignments and assessments in advance and give students opportunities to plan their time and effort. In a classroom focused on avoiding errors and completing tasks, students may see the purpose of a math assignment as completing items 1-17 without any errors so it can be checked and graded.

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Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 88

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Proponents of AI claim that AI tools should be integrated into lesson design, however, it is also the case that AI may be used by students as an unethical shortcut to wholly complete written assignments. Ma and Wang (2016) compared essays written in English by British and American students to essays written in English by Cantonese students.

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