Edsurge

MAY 3, 2024

Using technology to score essays is nothing new. Still, some educators and parents alike felt blindsided by the news about auto-grading essays for K-12 students. She recalls one of her own graduate school entrance exams was graded by a computer when she came to the U.S. 20 years ago as a student.

Fairness 197

Fairness Testing Grades Essay 197

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Instead of reserving them for high-stakes assessments like final exams, some professors now use these tools for routine work like weekly quizzes. Some departments have made tests take-home or open-note, and some have scrapped tests entirely in favor of essays, projects and other assignments that can be done over time. million exams.

Plagiarism 218

Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

With Advanced Placement exams starting this month, the past weeks have kept Amanda DoAmaral working around the clock. The company’s name is a reference to the best score possible on the AP exam. On Fiveable, visitors can watch livestreams of AP exam review for free. And she’s starting with subjects that she knows best.

Testing 155

Testing Exams Teachers History 155

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

That’s the approach the College Board is taking this spring with its adapted AP exams. Some techniques include communicating using text messaging; making cloud-based storage available to students who might not have much space available on their own devices; and designing materials for display on small screens.

Distance Learning 212

Distance Learning Syllabus Internet Learning 212

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2024

This provider will complete your essays with ease, allowing you to allocate some time to mindfulness practices. Students face various stressors, from exams to social pressures. Mindful Listening Teaching students to listen actively can enhance their communication skills and mindfulness. Benefits of Mindfulness Practices 1.

Schools 166

Schools Instructors Coaching Essay 166

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Name other areas outside of school and college admissions where taking multiple choice exams and writing short, formulaic essays that are graded in 1-2 minutes are a regular part of life. “In “Test-taking is no one’s idea of fun, but it is part of life.” In the ultracompetitive global economy, the U.S. Your thoughts?

Testing 107

Testing Essay Exams Critical Thinking 107

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2024

Earlier that day, I received an email from our district informing me that my school had the lowest completion average on our beginning of year reading exam. In an environment like this, team members normalize error, have open communication and welcome healthy debate and discourse.

Essay 202

Essay Exams Culture Coaching 202

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Establish and maintain an inclusive community: During the first days of class, it is important to initiate an anonymous survey and a follow-up discussion about what makes students feel valued, seen, respected, included, challenged, and supported by the instructor and their peers. These assessments must be valid and reliable.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Since passing a test isn’t necessarily representative of student growth, it is also our responsibility to seek out alternative methods for gauging growth that may not be demonstrated on a state exam. The milestone included three types of essays: informative, argumentative and narrative. Something didn’t add up.

Testing 130

Testing Exams Essay Ethics 130

Faculty Focus

MARCH 27, 2025

I have a standard missed due date policy, 1) let me know (communication) and 2) get it done in a week (extended deadline). They have after all been in school for the last 13 years and they have become really good at taking quizzes and exams and writing essays with thesis statements.

Assignments 107

Assignments Exams Learning Quizzes 107

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

ChatGPT was just the first in a wave of new AI tools designed to mimic human communication via text. 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.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

ChatGPT was just the first in a wave of new AI tools designed to mimic human communication via text. 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.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 27, 2025

I have a standard missed due date policy, 1) let me know (communication) and 2) get it done in a week (extended deadline). They have after all been in school for the last 13 years and they have become really good at taking quizzes and exams and writing essays with thesis statements.

Assignments 95

Assignments Exams Learning Quizzes 95

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

In addition to assessing students’ grades and essays, admissions officers have long looked to the SAT and ACT to help them decide who will make it in their campus settings, and beyond. But the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the sudden decision by many colleges to make submitting such scores optional.

Fairness 217

Fairness Counselling Testing Disabilities 217

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Establish and maintain an inclusive community: During the first days of class, it is important to initiate an anonymous survey and a follow-up discussion about what makes students feel valued, seen, respected, included, challenged, and supported by the instructor and their peers. These assessments must be valid and reliable.

Syllabus 101

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 101

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Well, that essay was called The New Education and it was so important that Harvard hired this young man—he was only 34. It says, “he's not cut out to be a minister or teacher and the education you have at Harvard is just for those things and it doesn't prepare him for this new industrial world we're living in, in 1869.”.

Education 137

Education Intelligence History Essay 137

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Assessing student learning used to be as simple as giving a test that consisted of multiple choice, True/False, short answer, and/or essay. That’s what the next twelve options are: assessment strategies that inspire student interest and allow them to share what they know in ways compatible with their personal communication style.

Learning 101

Learning Essay Students Testing 101

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 28, 2025

A students GPA, course rigor, extracurricular activities, leadership roles, essays, and recommendations matter far more than whether they studied online or in-person. The Power of Personal Essays for Online Students Perhaps the biggest tool in an online student’s arsenal is the college essay.

Essay 52

Essay Students Testing Participation 52

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

Students attend live classes or access pre-recorded lessons, submit assignments electronically, take exams online, and engage in digital collaboration with peers and teachers. Teens enrolled in exam preparation courses (like NEET, JEE, or SAT coaching) can manage their coursework around mock tests and study plans.

High School 52

High School High School Exams Schools 52

Teach Thought

MAY 18, 2025

Students will first read a shared text of any length, from a haiku, photograph, painting, or song to an article, essay, short story, or novel. Since only the inner circle members are able to speak, facilitators can allow peer coaches to communicate with each other via Post-It notes. How Can Teachers Assess A Socratic Seminar?

Critical Thinking 52

Critical Thinking Coaching Discussions Evaluation 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since the release of ChatGPT late last year, the essay has been declared dead as an effective way to measure learning. After all, students can now enter any assigned question into an AI chatbot and get a perfectly formatted, five-paragraph essay back ready to turn in (well, after a little massaging to take out any AI “hallucinations”).

Exams 216

Exams Essay Instructors Education 216

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2023

It enhances cognitive abilities, emotional intelligence, moral and ethical development, identity formation, communication skills, social awareness, and creativity. Fiction, essays, science. Essays convey the author’s thoughts and analysis of a particular topic. It can be different.

Essay 29

Essay Ethics Critical Thinking Intelligence 29