Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I asked a variety of questions about their perception of the instruction and assessment practices we had shifted to, the types of feedback they received and how they felt about the class. This was the toughest feedback I have ever received, but it helped me define the problem so I could figure out what to do about it.

Feedback 167

Feedback Culture Science Teaching 167

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

They could be implemented at the institutional level, but instructors should be given the opportunity to determine the level of generative AI tool use at the course or even the assignment level. In other courses, I restrict the use of generative AI tools to particular uses for specific assignments.

Ethics 321

Ethics Instructors Education Academic Integrity 321

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

Unlike traditional tests, Wakelet empowers students to demonstrate understanding in a personalized and reflective way. It also facilitates peer and teacher feedback, making assessment a more collaborative process. Reviewing their collections provides a richer, more comprehensive view of their understanding than a standard test would.

Evaluation 266

Evaluation Quizzes Critical Thinking Feedback 266

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!

Assignments 131

Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

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. The M-Write program started in 2015 as a way to give more writing feedback to students by enlisting other students to serve as peer mentors to help with revisions.

Essay 145

Essay Feedback Writing Assignments 145

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

These forms of feedback often focus on assignments and homework prior to college, where feedback becomes scarce. This raises an essential question: What kind of feedback information is genuinely useful for students? This idea is well understood in grading, but not as so in feedback to students.

Multiple Choice Questions 276

Multiple Choice Questions Feedback Students History 276

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Last week it dawned on me that I can assign homework to be completed in pairs and groups virtually. Not only did students complete the assignments, but they were excited about it. Third, I would assign partners or groups during our synchronous sessions or post them in Google Classroom. The results? A smashing success!

Assignments 318

Assignments Schools Middle School Middle School 318

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Teachers find AI tools that grade assignments, create lesson plans, and offer personalized student support. When papers need grading or test scores need tracking, AI steps in. AI as an educational assistant AI tools shine at tasks like tracking assignment completion and suggesting practice problems. Will AI replace teachers?

Teaching 328

Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 328

eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

The basic steps of design thinking are empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test (Interaction Design Foundation, 2016). The goal is for students to lead with empathy to identify and define a problem, then develop a realistic solution to that problem that can be tested and refined through feedback.

Failure 306

Failure Critical Thinking Essay Feedback 306

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

The situation is made even more challenging by the lack of suitable feedback mechanisms to help teachers understand who is struggling in class and to help them quickly find the root cause of the student’s challenges. Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework.

Teaching 325

Teaching Gamification Feedback Intelligence 325

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Beginning Add literature/resources from neurodivergent, disabled, and diverse authors to assigned course readings and class activities. Provide multiple sources and access points for assignment requirements and expectations (written descriptions, presentations, instructional videos, examples, rubrics).

Accessibility 97

Accessibility Disabilities Learning Disabilities Special Education 97

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Nufio, a senior and Spanish major at Denison University, is one of hundreds of students testing out a new way to manage courses and communication at the small liberal arts institution outside Columbus, Ohio. They also have a calendar view with synced information for all of their courses and due dates for assignments.

Art 161

Art Testing Assignments Learning 161

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Some believe it will cripple the education system and replace human workers ; others denounce ChatGPT as a free essay-writing and test-taking tool that makes it laughably easy to cheat on assignments, while the validity of responses generated by ChatGPT has also been called into question.

Ethics 338

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 338

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2019

Assessing student learning traditionally is accomplished with tests. A solution that has become popular is peer feedback. What exactly is peer feedback and how is it being applied to lower grades? What is peer feedback? Why peer feedback? The fourth and final reason for peer feedback is specific to writing classes.

Feedback 105

Feedback Peer Review Writing Critical Thinking 105

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

In the past, limited-English or non-English households may have struggled with understanding assignments, feedback, or grading. As with content, most assessments and standardized tests are simply translated directly from English into another language. Take today’s state standardized tests as an example.

English 312

English Education Languages Language 312

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. The Preparatory Programs support students who thrive in a structured setting without the added stress of homework or standardized testing.

Skills 144

Skills Schools Learning Students 144

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

According to that “big” test, the PISA, math and science test scores of all U.S. Feedback@edsurge.com. Parents can digitally tap into not just grades but assignments. So have students learned more? students have been largely flat since about 2000. But is asking how much students have learned the right question?

Testing 149

Testing Learning Social Studies Evaluation 149

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. How can ChatGPT be used for assessment and feedback? How can educators get started with ChatGPT?

Teaching 278

Teaching Quizzes Exams English 278

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The era of students defaulting to one assigned neighborhood school is on the decline as parents are granted the empowerment and responsibility to choose a school for their child from multiple options. The right research-based strategies and technology–like observation and feedback using video–can help districts scale PD efforts.

Education 278

Education Coaching Feedback Testing 278

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

This product is designed to offer ways to assign work from a large body of standards and content that is vetted, and provide new reporting for teachers,” Khan tells EdSurge. In return, the districts will share feedback on how the tool can be improved before it is made publicly available this fall.

Testing 164

Testing Quizzes Teachers Assignments 164

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

Pairing a tested, research-based framework like UDL with AI brings educators a step closer to the goal of true inclusion of all learners in computer science classes. Example: Teachers can run polls via computer and instantly gain feedback on classroom task design. Here’s more on that goal.

Universal Design 285

Universal Design Learning Feedback Communication 285

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

It’s easy to critique a learning experience in hindsight—to make judgements like “I wish there were longer breaks,” “I wanted better feedback” or “I needed more visuals.” But those reflections aren’t very useful unless we take that feedback and use it to make change. It turns out two days is pretty tight for such a lofty goal.

Feedback 118

Feedback Teachers Quizzes Grades 118

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. We often hear students complain about busy work and we want to make sure that we are explicit in giving meaning to any assigned task. For longer activities, it is beneficial to break the assignment into smaller, more manageable chunks.

Assignments 109

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 109

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While this may make some educators cringe, the reality is that test-enhanced learning, or testing as an aid to learning, has evidence of effectiveness dating back nearly 100 years ( Roediger III, McDaniel, & McDermott, 2006 ). The Testing Effect and LMS Technology.

Quizzes 226

Quizzes Technology Hybrid Courses Mobile Devices 226

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

For example, before a math test, I create a Quizizz game with problems covering the key concepts. “The competitive environment provided by Quizizz fosters a sense of motivation and engagement that is linked to better performance and higher test scores” (Zhang & Crawford, 2023, p. Ive seen this firsthand!

Gamification 306

Gamification Multiple Choice Questions Motivation Social Studies 306

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

Greeting students at the door each morning, chatting with them about their weekend, providing in-person feedback on projects, and facilitating student-led conversations are among the many joys we miss during this pandemic. Less Testing, More Feedback When we finally do recover, we should throw out what the pandemic showed us wasn’t important.

Feedback 218

Feedback Schools Internet Testing 218

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

The material feels irrelevant or unvaluable to students One of the primary reasons students cheat is that they dont perceive the material being tested as valuable or relevant to their lives. Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? This approach encourages a focus on learning rather than performance.

Academic Integrity 205

Academic Integrity Failure Culture Students 205

eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2023

The tool listens to students as they read aloud and provides immediate feedback, individualized support, and measurable success. Statistics show that students who engage in reading exercises 20 minutes a day are likely to score better than 90% of their peers on standardized tests.

Intelligence 306

Intelligence Gamification Reading Achievement 306

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? One longer answer was provided by Lloyd Dean: “Ongoing diagnostic and formative assessments are a critical part of the feedback process.

Assignments 101

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 101

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

So, the teacher will use data to assign each student one or two “must-do” learning activities. Preparation for an Assessment: To prepare for upcoming tests or assessments, must-do stations provide practice and support in areas where data shows students struggle. These are the stations they must attend in the rotation.

Metacognitive Skills 344

Metacognitive Skills Math Blended Learning Quizzes 344

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2020

College Board’s classroom site, AP Classroom , is a great resource for teachers because we can test students on the content more often and immediately see results and how we need to adjust our instruction. They are able to access assignments when not in school and they receive timely performance feedback.

Technology 213

Technology Learning Feedback Assignments 213

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

One reason for that, he argues, is that it’s easier to measure how much students are learning in math and science by using standardized tests that can be quickly graded by machines. But Cote saw that now an AI chatbot can be trained on the same rubric to instantly give the same kind of feedback.

Essay 205

Essay Social Studies Education Critical Thinking 205

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Even before schools closed in Japan, Apel’s school updated its digital learning plan and shared it with faculty to get their feedback before sending it to parents, who appreciated that the plan clearly spelled out responsibilities ahead of time. Issues With Feedback and Testing It’s much easier to hide in a digital world.

Schools 218

Schools Students Assignments Testing 218

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

Here’s what educators have to say about the 2023-2024 school year: Improving engagement and test scores with phenomena-based curricula April Pence, Edison High School Last year was my first time using phenomena-based units aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in chemistry. Learning can happen in many ways!

Education 311

Education Schools Math Science 311

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Many whiteboards also allow you to work online with other collaborators and teachers in real-time and get instant feedback. Pair your whiteboard with other organizational tools, such as the program Hapara, which allows you to keep your assignments and slides in order while creating new course content.

Hybrid Learning 275

Hybrid Learning Feedback Assignments Online Learning 275

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2017

We’ve seen educators do incredible things with G Suite for Education tools: creatively teach classroom material, collaborate with students, and design innovative assignments to achieve meaningful outcomes. Classroom is a useful tool for teachers, and since it launched three years ago, students have submitted more than 1 billion assignments.

Quizzes 199

Quizzes Teachers Mobile Devices Assignments 199

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.

Testing 135

Testing Essay Writing Motivation 135