eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Building quizzes, tests, and lesson plans from curriculum materials: Fran Bellas, a professor at Universidade da Coruña in Spain, recommends teachers use ChatGPT as an assistant in crafting quizzes, exams and lesson plans for classes. You can take these ideas and make them your own.”

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Teaching Quizzes Exams English 278

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Over 30 years ago, I took my first job in public education as a biology high school teacher, and instantly knew this was the career path for me. How will your staff communicate with students who aren’t submitting assignments? How often and when will students take exams? What is your grading policy?

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Exams Schools Academic Integrity Communication 246

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

These forms of feedback often focus on assignments and homework prior to college, where feedback becomes scarce. In contrast, medical school can overwhelm students with detailed information, like longitudinal reports on multiple-choice question performance throughout the year.

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Multiple Choice Questions Feedback Students History 277

eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2016

high school graduates were ready for college-level math. When it comes to mathematics learning technology, students want: Help preparing for tests and exams; 77 percent of instructors provide practice problems or practice tests. Eight of the top 10 jobs today require mathematics, technology, or science.

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Math Exams Instructors STEM 188

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

And for high school students, preparing for the ACT and SAT remains as important as ever. Students or their parents could pick up study guidebooks and computer practice exams, for example. Still many students, and especially those still in high school, struggle without guidance and accountability.

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Testing Exams Study Online Learning 246

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Even before the pandemic, a mental health crisis among high schoolers loomed. According to a survey administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2019, 37 percent of high school students said they experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness and 19 percent reported suicidality.

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Exams Students Testing Learning 189

eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Every month, my Advanced English teacher, Mr. Johnson, assigned our class one of the classics of English literature and expected us to demonstrate what we had learned with an accompanying essay. He set a high bar for clearly articulated theses, well-structured paragraphs, well-crafted sentences, and supporting quotes from the text.

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Writing Failure Essay English 300

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2024

Each year, some students do not meet these expectations, and as a result, they are told they have not earned a high school diploma and aren’t able to walk across the stage with their peers. Today, as our children leave high school and enter the so-called “real world,” they are facing a world changing at an unprecedented pace.

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Multidisciplinary Counselling Multiple Choice Questions Exams 201

Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Learning management systems send alerts to parents about missed assignments and grades. And that can make it hard for students to get used to solving their own problems and learning from the small failures that are meant to happen in school, says Devorah Heitner, an author who advises schools on social media issues.

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Failure Assignments Communication Middle School 209

eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

Test Prep, “takes all the actual materials we use in class and creates something that is not generic.” – Cody Ashley, middle school teacher Middle school, high school and college students preparing for class exams and state assessments can build personalized study plans in seconds using Brainly’s generative AI technology.

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Testing Exams Textbooks Students 141

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This is almost replacing the high-touch engagement students are used to having in high school,” says Katharine Meyer, a researcher at Brown University who helped to run the chatbot study. “It Students could access chatbot quizzes ahead of exams to help assess their level of understanding.

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Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 194

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2021

Class Action Gradebook – This grade book app lets you import student data, import assignments, and maintain a journal. This app supports K-12 schools through colleges. High School GPA Calculator – Enables high school students to calculate their high school GPA, record their scores and track their cumulative academic performance.

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Grades Exams Assignments English 159

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

BIOZONE has just published an exciting new AP Environmental Science title (in print and eBook) dedicated to addressing the College Board’s new APES Course & Exam Description (2019). BIOZONE’s resources are available in both print and digital formats: Digital version: allows teachers to assign and mark lessons remotely.

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Science Exams Coaching Writing 154

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2018

Sara Stringer, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has a list of great websites for high school students. I don’t post enough about high school so I’m thrilled with her article: Some students study more productively in groups, working with their peers. More for high school. Subject Focused.

High School 79

High School High School Study Confidentiality 79

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Reforming Developmental Education According to the Community College Research Center, developmental education is essentially a “reteach” of high school and junior high school reading, writing, and math.

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Education Failure Students Exams 205

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For all assignments, Laura responds with affirmative feedback with “glow or grow” information, meaning what students need to be aware of for future assignments or shares what they did great. As a result, she positively influenced student results on high-stakes exams, all while mentoring new teachers.

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Education Exams Motivation Elementary School 269

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Back then, many were speculating that schools would reopen in a few weeks. So Boyle, who is a secondary school principal at Dalian American International School, located on China’s northeastern coast, let teachers email assignments during the first few weeks out and skip most instruction. I’m not being rude.

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Schools Students Assignments Testing 218

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.

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Exams English Math Instructors 164

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

Karen teaches both computer applications and computer science to first-year high school students in Lake Stevens. She was also selected for special assignments involving Air Force One and the B2 stealth bomber. She is also a robotics advisor for the largest VRC Robotics team in Washington. She has participated in the U.S.

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Teachers Exams Education STEM 141

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

Introduction High school is a defining period in a teenagers life. But over the last decadeand especially in recent yearsan alternative model has emerged: online high schools education. But over the last decadeand especially in recent yearsan alternative model has emerged: online high schools education.

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High School High School Exams Schools 52

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

However, many high school classrooms still use outdated college and career preparation models, which can leave high school graduates feeling unprepared for their future. This highlights the increasing need for high schools to incorporate career-connected learning. With the rise of AI comes AR/VR.

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Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 337

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

I struggled from an early age with comprehension and performed below the average on national reading exams. And despite eventually growing into a bibliophile, this was a difficult truth to reckon with as I prepared to become a high school English teacher. My first year of teaching, I was assigned five sections of English 10.

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Exams English Students Assignments 131

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

In 2019, after moving into a position teaching Algebra I and II at a high school in a new district, I began to search for a solution. By assigning units in Khan Academy that we had already covered prior to the closing of our school, I’m incorporating many of the research-based practices discussed here.

Math 215

Math Coaching Testing Assignments 215

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2022

That disparity widened among supervisors: 49 percent placed high value on traditional degrees and 28 percent placed high value on alternative credentials. And it widened further among HR professionals: 54 percent assigned high value to traditional degrees and just 15 percent assigned high value to alternative credentials.

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Evaluation Beliefs Exams Assignments 168

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

Thus this latest shot across the bow, which comes courtesy of a new report from ACT , the nonprofit behind the college entrance exam. In it, ACT researchers found evidence of grade inflation over the past decade—namely, that the average high school GPA increased 0.19 grade points, from 3.17 in 2010 to 3.36

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Grades Testing Interdisciplinary STEM 156

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The engineers who participated liked working with kids, and many shared their frustrations with never receiving much targeted help with career development in school. In high school, he reasoned, students might take vocational training courses, intern at local businesses or meet with guidance counselors to discuss their future.

Counselling 213

Counselling Middle School Middle School Testing 213

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2018

Data Helps K–12 School Districts Hire, Set Curricula and Improve Student Outcomes. What does it take to manage four of the top-five public high schools in America, as ranked by U.S. We’re doing pretty complicated analytical work on everything from the kids’ scores to specific questions on our exams,” says BASIS.ed

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Exams Testing Schools Students 138

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

As a high school student in Louisiana, he spent hour upon hour practicing SAT questions through the Princeton Review and official practice exams. The game has totally changed since I was in high school,” he says. The game has totally changed since I was in high school. The IELTS exam is coming soon.)

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Testing Exams Questions High School 120

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2019

As a high school student in Louisiana, he spent hour upon hour practicing SAT questions through the Princeton Review and official practice exams. The game has totally changed since I was in high school,” he says. The game has totally changed since I was in high school. The IELTS exam is coming soon.)

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Testing Exams Questions High School 114

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Written by Cathy , a high school special ed teacher from New York. EdSurge: What was the problem in your classroom or school that you were trying to solve when you implemented Remind? Cathy: My students struggle with organizational skills, and were frequently forgetting assignments. I also used Remind as a club adviser.

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Teachers Exams Education English 123

Faculty Focus

MAY 19, 2024

Consider this scenario (one you have likely experienced): Student: I failed the first exam. Educator: Why did you fail the first exam? If the student changes their environment to support their goal of learning, the outcome on future exams may be different. It keeps their brains flexible in terms of what to expect on an exam.

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Student Engagement Exams Learning Students 119

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2019

A story in the Wall Street Journal today brought national attention to a program by the College Board that assigns what the newspaper calls an “adversity score” to students who take the SAT. The score is a number from 1 to 100, where 50 is average.

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Exams Fairness Testing Evaluation 129

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Augustana College in Illinois received increased student requests for academic accommodations, primarily for extended time on exams and quizzes, says Kam Williams, director of disability services. And some even institutions that didn’t see a rise in formal requests for accommodations have worked to make online materials more accessible.

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Learning Disabilities Disabilities Quizzes Exams 141

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

McClarin Success Academy in College Park, GA is an alternative high school and many of our students have never passed a standardized test. When an exam is designed to assess a wide set of skills and content, and success is calculated by one total score, students walk away identifying as a letter, number or percentage.

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Testing Exams Essay Ethics 127

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Students learn to think beyond the parameters of passing an exam. This year, students were assigned states and asked to write an eight-measure melody corresponding to their assigned states. Music unleashes creative powers in the classroom. They open up their brains to deeper critical thinking.

Teaching 126

Teaching Teaching Philosophy Assignments Exams 126

Faculty Focus

MAY 19, 2024

Consider this scenario (one you have likely experienced): Student: I failed the first exam. Educator: Why did you fail the first exam? If the student changes their environment to support their goal of learning, the outcome on future exams may be different. It keeps their brains flexible in terms of what to expect on an exam.

Student Engagement 111

Student Engagement Exams Learning Students 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Here are three strategies for digital tool use to consider, particularly at the start of a new term or when organizing for exams. As the semester progresses, I will create individual pages within the section for each session of the course, projects and assignments. I also have corresponding folders set up in my.

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Lecturing Exams Assignments Textbooks 156