Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. I administer two daily quizzes in that course. My use of these quizzes has evolved. For a while I combined individual quizzes and group quizzes. Quizzes are a great way to begin class, with students actively discussing and debating course content.

Quizzes 101

Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 101

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2024

Gamification Dry subject matter coupled with decreasing attention spans means traditional teaching approaches are becoming less effective. AI is again helpful in streamlining tasks like creating and evaluating exams or quizzes, letting teachers focus more on refining their methods or helping students who need extra attention.

Gamification 167

Gamification Hybrid Learning Education Motivation 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

In other words, too often we merely administer a high stakes exam or a pop quiz to check whether they watched a video. For example, you can embed prompts, quizzes, asynchronous discussions and range of other dynamic activities right in the middle of videos using tools like PlayPosit, Edpuzzle and Nearpod.

Teaching 191

Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 191

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. These institutions may pay attention not only to ordinary life circumstances that can derail students but also to emergencies like the pandemic. You want to avoid that.

Student Engagement 201

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 201

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. I administer two daily quizzes in that course. My use of these quizzes has evolved. For a while I combined individual quizzes and group quizzes. Quizzes are a great way to begin class, with students actively discussing and debating course content.

Quizzes 94

Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 94

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

She didn’t really pay attention to the goal of the site—which is for students to share their notes and other class materials. I found some quizzes and tests,” she said, noting that plenty of those materials and PowerPoint slides from other professors were easily found on Course Hero about the subject she was teaching, biomaterials.

Study 134

Study Exams Quizzes Assignments 134

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Those mini-quizzes became a way for the students to differentiate what they knew from what they didn’t. While many of them had modifications like extra time and study aids for exams themselves, they always took the same formative assessments as their peers using clickers. We’d discuss and students would get immediate feedback.

Teaching 168

Teaching Failure Quizzes Learning 168

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Research indicates that such captions improve comprehension, retention, and attention (Gernsbacher, 2015). Assigning a small number of points associated with the pre-lab quizzes allows students to accumulate “low-stakes” points, potentially benefiting their overall grade. 2006; Saxena et al., 2006; Greene, 2020; Topping, 2014).

Laboratory 124

Laboratory Teaching Exams Quizzes 124

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Do exams still serve a purpose? Where there’s an alternative there must be a standard, so we started our chat creating a list of what those standard assignment are: exams, quizzes, essays, reports, lab manuals and the like. But why, then, do so many courses still rely on exams? In other words, exams do serve a purpose.

Assignments 97

Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 97

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Research indicates that such captions improve comprehension, retention, and attention (Gernsbacher, 2015). Assigning a small number of points associated with the pre-lab quizzes allows students to accumulate “low-stakes” points, potentially benefiting their overall grade. 2006; Saxena et al., 2006; Greene, 2020; Topping, 2014).

Laboratory 109

Laboratory Teaching Exams Quizzes 109

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, both topics have received considerable attention in recent years with proponents linking assessment and feedback—and strategies for these—to educational, social, psychological, and employability benefits (Gaynor, 2020).

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, both topics have received considerable attention in recent years with proponents linking assessment and feedback—and strategies for these—to educational, social, psychological, and employability benefits (Gaynor, 2020).

Fairness 110

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 110

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Conducting regular assessments using real-time polls and quizzes allow students to understand how well they’re doing and where they may need to place additional effort.

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

Syllabus 96

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 96

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Habits, templates, and routines are much easier than reinventing the assessment wheel but a tool that results in passionate students committed to lifelong learning gets my attention. Once they finish, teachers can assess learning either formatively or summatively using quizzes, games, and more. Crowdsourced study guide.

Learning 104

Learning Essay Students Testing 104

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Conducting regular assessments using real-time polls and quizzes allow students to understand how well they’re doing and where they may need to place additional effort.

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

k12 Online Schools

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Incorporating live polls, quizzes, and breakout sessions encourages active participation and helps maintain student attentiveness. It has been observed that students are not as attentive in online classes compared to offline classes. How will you overcome this?

Quizzes 52

Quizzes Attention Internet Education 52

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

He co-founded the company in 1999 with Maria Machado, who also got her start in the semiconductor industry before turning her attention to education. Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought. The Acuitus strategy that has evolved over 20 years involves mixing a digital tutor with in-person instructors.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The discontinuation reasons included that Zoom was no longer needed; a fear that students wouldn't attend class if Zoom participation was an option or if online; and concerns that students would not pay attention or be engaged (Wong et al., I review the transcripts to help determine assessment questions on quizzes and exams.

Disabilities 52

Disabilities Exams Instructors Syllabus 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

If you’re not entertaining students enough, they’re not going to pay attention to you. Otherwise 1) they’re not going to pay attention, and 2) they’re not going to learn. I can do 30 exams in 15 minutes, which used to take me three days. Professors will often ask me, “Why are you so good? What do you do that’s different?”

Education 133

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 133