Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

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. In practice, that meant each Monday, text messages were sent reminding students about assignments due that week, along with estimates for how much time each task would likely take.

Student Engagement 200

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 200

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Pandemic-era disruptions have played a role, but so has the broader worry that a reliance on standardized admissions exams may exacerbate disparities among students of different races and income levels. These days more four-year colleges are dropping their SAT and ACT requirements. It did not use demographic data. The algorithm worked.

Exams 172

Exams English Math Instructors 172

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

. … Unfortunately there are things like stereotype threat, in which the research will show that historically marginalized populations, when they go in there thinking, “Oh, I’m not good at math because of X, Y, or Z …, ” that stress of a high-stakes exam will, statistically speaking, have a negative academic effect on them.

Failure 148

Failure Feedback Students Exams 148

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Instructional technology may take the form of software that can be used to complete homework assignments, or serve as a primary content-delivery and assessment system in fully online or blended online classes. Online videos (e.g.

Technology 157

Technology Education Syllabus Counselling 157

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

US News blamed math knowledge for a 33% failure rate by Oklahoma high school seniors on their exit exams. In a world where teachers still suffer too often from tech failures, this is a welcome change. In fact, Forbes reported that 82% of public high schoolers in the well-to-do Montgomery County Maryland failed Algebra.

Math 152

Math Failure Gamification Knowledge 152

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

That will continue the cycle of failure. For those of us tasked with overcoming massive learning gaps and bringing success to at-risk students who have known nothing else but failure, this type of compromise might be the only way to do it. I created a simple Excel spreadsheet with those conventions and their initial scores.

Failure 113

Failure Learning Testing Assignments 113

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. These will be a summative review of everything you want them to know on the topic. Students love this game.

Activities 172

Activities Learning Art Attention 172

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. The Crossing – student attempts to cross a gorge and experiences failure as well as success. Students love this game.

Activities 174

Activities Learning Failure Attention 174

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

Depending upon the level of service subscribed to, students can view videos, take practice quizzes and exams, and get credit for classes passed through a proctored exam. All they need is an internet connection and a webcam (for proctored exams). Take quizzes and proctored exams available in your subscription.

Exams 83

Exams Quizzes Textbooks Mobile Devices 83

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

I do not understand how to do assignments.” As educators in the field of higher education today, we are led towards several questions, the most important of which is: Is there a failure to understand the crucial and circular cause-effect relationship between emotions, cognition, and academic success? I solved everyone’s problems.

Teaching 116

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

We often feel pulled in multiple directions – with service commitments and research projects on top of teaching responsibilities – so finding time to grade student papers, exams, projects, and in-class work can feel challenging. Many of our courses have 48 students enrolled, and writing is assigned in all classes.

Grades 115

Grades Interdisciplinary Evaluation Feedback 115

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2023

Knowing that certain paperwork is needed for a makeup exam or an extension helps so students knows what to do upfront. Knowing these exist provides students with the reassurance that the stress of missing assignments can be alleviated. Inform your students about laptop use and possible warning signs of technical failure.

Lecturing 105

Lecturing Instructors Assignments Failure 105

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

We often feel pulled in multiple directions – with service commitments and research projects on top of teaching responsibilities – so finding time to grade student papers, exams, projects, and in-class work can feel challenging. Many of our courses have 48 students enrolled, and writing is assigned in all classes.

Grades 111

Grades Interdisciplinary Evaluation Feedback 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

But this came with a constant fear: the fear of failure, of disappointing my parents, and of falling short of expectations. In my confusion, I began reading for curiosity rather than exams. I have never used traditional tests in my classes because I dont believe that teaching ability can be measured through exams.

Grades 93

Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 93

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

They believe “that people have a set amount of intelligence that is essentially unchangeable,” as contrasted with those who carry a “growth mindset” believing “that intelligence (1) isn’t set in stone and (2) isn’t the main determinant of success or failure.” (pp. Those kinds of comments support the fixed mindset.

Motivation 116

Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 116

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Some of these tasks might include replying to parent emails without emotional interference, creating differentiated assignments with ease and expertise, and creating interactive lesson components and higher order questions that probe thinking patterns. The excitement comes from the possibility of both success and failure.

Schools 338

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 338

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Take the time to visit the classrooms of other teachers and talk with them about their teaching successes and failures. Right-size” your course, your lessons and exams, and your assignments. Don’t try to cram as much as you can into each lesson, exam, or assignment. Borrow appropriately from other teachers.

Teaching 87

Teaching Exams Assignments Failure 87

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Banning the use of technology for exams can create an inaccessible, discriminatory learning experience. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. AI text detectors are not meant to be used to catch students cheating.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Banning the use of technology for exams can create an inaccessible, discriminatory learning experience. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. AI text detectors are not meant to be used to catch students cheating.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

I do not understand how to do assignments.” As educators in the field of higher education today, we are led towards several questions, the most important of which is: Is there a failure to understand the crucial and circular cause-effect relationship between emotions, cognition, and academic success? I solved everyone’s problems.

Teaching 98

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

They believe “that people have a set amount of intelligence that is essentially unchangeable,” as contrasted with those who carry a “growth mindset” believing “that intelligence (1) isn’t set in stone and (2) isn’t the main determinant of success or failure.” (pp. Those kinds of comments support the fixed mindset.

Motivation 98

Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. The Crossing – student attempts to cross a gorge and experiences failure as well as success. Students love this game.

Activities 122

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

The trick is to give students license to interrupt when an important question or comment arises or assign specific individuals to monitor the discussion and check-in periodically. High-stakes exams may in fact do a better job of measuring how well students cope with test taking, rather than assessing actual learning.

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

The trick is to give students license to interrupt when an important question or comment arises or assign specific individuals to monitor the discussion and check-in periodically. High-stakes exams may in fact do a better job of measuring how well students cope with test taking, rather than assessing actual learning.

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Take the time to visit the classrooms of other teachers and talk with them about their teaching successes and failures. Right-size” your course, your lessons and exams, and your assignments. Don’t try to cram as much as you can into each lesson, exam, or assignment. Borrow appropriately from other teachers.

Teaching 52

Teaching Exams Assignments Failure 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. The Crossing – student attempts to cross a gorge and experiences failure as well as success. Students love this game.

Activities 76

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 76

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. The Crossing – student attempts to cross a gorge and experiences failure as well as success. Students love this game.

Activities 76

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 76

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

He was assigned to MAPs because he transferred while on long-term suspension, and in line with common practice, my district upheld his suspension. A Rocky Start Ray came to the MAPs program from Texas in September 2018. He had no transcript—only his class schedule from his prior school, which included advanced placement (AP) classes.

Schools 153

Schools Students Testing Coaching 153

k12 Online Schools

MAY 6, 2025

Parental Pressure We often feel guilty when our kids are bored, interpreting it as a failure to engage them. In highly structured, exam-focused systems, any form of “free time” is viewed as wasted time. Instant Entertainment Access to tablets, phones, and TV makes fixing boredom too easy.

Intelligence 52

Intelligence Evaluation Interdisciplinary Writing 52