eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

CLEPs assess college-level knowledge and passing scores on the exams are accepted as credit at more than 2,900 colleges and universities. I took two CLEP exams, and the credits I earned saved me time and money as I worked toward my degree. History I CLEP exam into my existing classes, instead of treating it as a separate task.

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High School High School Exams Schools 214

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JULY 27, 2020

As more colleges and school districts prepare to resume remote instruction for the fall, educators may worry how to prevent cheating when assignments and exams are held online. Part of the issue when designing assignments and exams to deter cheating is recognizing what cheating in 2020 looks like.

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Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

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MAY 6, 2019

With Advanced Placement exams starting this month, the past weeks have kept Amanda DoAmaral working around the clock. As students cram, her team of four has been scrambling to meet the demand on Fiveable , where she and other teachers broadcast live test-prep sessions. million tests in 2018, according to The College Board.

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Testing Exams Teachers History 155

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 267

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

“TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. Pearson Edgington, a high school senior who piloted TeachTap, shared his experience: “TeachTap made studying for my AP exams actually fun and interesting. Chief Product Officer Phil Hewinson.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For students, practicing mindfulness exercises helps them stay focused and calm during high-pressure moments like tests or presentations. For teachers, fostering a culture of collaboration within staff teams can reduce feelings of isolation and provide opportunities to share challenges and solutions.

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Teachers Students Exams Culture 266

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JULY 26, 2016

This fall, my computer science class will follow the new AP Computer Science curriculum framework while also including culturally responsive instruction that makes use of students’ interests, community settings, and cultural and ethnic backgrounds. In 2015, the number of students taking the AP CS exam increased by nearly 24 percent.

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Art Culture Science Exams 112

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

A student teacher in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s early childhood program, Esme had failed the Wisconsin Foundations of Reading Test, known as WFORT, for the second time, with graduation only a month away. Students must pay for and pass this exam to receive their teaching license.

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Exams Teachers English Testing 187

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

Biggest challenge: Results on standardized tests revealed that about a quarter of our 9th- and 10th-grade students weren’t reading at grade level. Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Indeed, from the 2024-2025 school year, the mandatory implementation of the new Culture and Citizenship in Québec program in schools will require the assessment of digital competence among young people. AI-powered diagnostic tools that identify areas for improvement and guide test takers through targeted study sessions.

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Intelligence Exams Ethics Learning Styles 254

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

A similar number of states administer weak licensure tests, the report said, creating uncertainty about how well prepared teachers are. Others struggled to find approved curriculum that felt culturally responsive. Linking new policies to test scores can be challenging. We don’t know if they’ve all been tested in the field.

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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. It’s definitely part of the same conversation: How much of an emphasis do we put on a single test?” It did not use demographic data.

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Exams English Math Instructors 172

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

The online Ponddy Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture course has also been approved by the College Board. Earlier this month, Ponddy launched “ 30 Days to AP ,” a promotional program for students studying for the Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture test. since she started the program 13 years ago.

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Teaching Exams Textbooks Intelligence 163

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MARCH 6, 2024

What Happens When Students Don’t Receive a Diploma Culturally, graduation is a right of passage and a source of immense pride. Louisiana, where I teach, is one of eight states in the country that requires a passing score on standardized tests to receive a diploma. How will it shape their self image and how their loved ones see them?

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Multidisciplinary Counselling Multiple Choice Questions Exams 206

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Scratch-offs for test-taking. Cultivating a Classroom Culture Conducive for Connections. In this session, Tiffany Sayles offers easy-to-implement ideas to create a classroom culture that is conducive for creating connections. Scratch off exam. Thumbnails with a taco. A 3-2-1 activity. A trip around the world.

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Testing Instructors Feedback Exams 111

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JANUARY 6, 2022

School Leaders Take Note: Teacher Care is a Lot More Than Self-Care by Sean Slade “We must stop expecting educators to save themselves and instead start to address the group climate and culture of our schools,” writes school leadership expert Sean Slade. That means calls for teachers to practice self-care are not enough.

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Plagiarism Intelligence Exams Testing 180

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

For the real change to take place, we need to transition from an achievement culture to an accomplishment culture—and accomplishments can’t be measured numerically. As measured by traditional metrics such as ACT scores and AP exams, Madison City Schools is a very successful district.

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Culture Achievement Exams Testing 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Districts can test different approaches to assessment that could include cumulative year-end assessments, competency-based assessments, instructionally embedded assessments, performance-based assessments, or any mix thereof. The Georgia pilot allows districts to develop a formative assessment model that can roll up into a summative score.

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Exams Testing Social Studies History 128

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2017

As an anthropologist and learning scientist who has studied many edtech movements over the years, I recognize a familiar pattern of technology-fueled optimism being squashed by entrenched social and cultural structures. Equitable: An analysis by John Hansen and Justin Reich of U.S.

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Culture Failure Exams Attention 146

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

Karen also serves on the teacher advisory board for the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, and as a member of two technical advisory committees. Current student Alexis Cheney agrees, “She’s always there next to us, whether we’re testing or studying. She’s supporting us, reminding us that we can accomplish anything.”

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Teachers Exams Education STEM 137

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

workforce, citing hostile work conditions, high-stakes testing, diminished autonomy, and lack of planning time as prevailing reasons. With heart pounding, palms sweating and flashes of a failing grade in his mind, 13-year-old Jake is all stressed out because he forgot about his Monday morning science exam with Mr. Bunting. Lucky, Jake.

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Teachers Exams Schools Students 164

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MARCH 16, 2020

during lessons, and offer students a variety of ways to complete assignments rather than requiring everyone to write a paper or take a timed exam. Consider setting expectations and establishing a new virtual classroom culture, suggests Wilkey Oh, an executive editor at Common Sense Media. What about AP tests? And the ACT?

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Schools Disabilities Exams Distance Learning 173

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JANUARY 12, 2024

A Testing Trap I teach in New Orleans, the first American city to forcibly turn all its public schools over to private charter organizations. If our school had a failing school based on all these metrics, I’d be less angry about this result, but 95 percent of our score was calculated based on test scores.

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Schools Testing Evaluation Exams 150

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JULY 22, 2019

In 2015, fewer than 10 girls of any race took the AP Computer Science exam in ten states, and not a single African-American student took the exam in nine states, including Mississippi, where 50 percent of high school graduates are African-American. In 2013, among B.S.

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Beliefs Exams Science STEM 167

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2019

The goal is to help colleges weigh the cultural and socioeconomic background of students as they review their applications. The numbers are provided only to admissions officials, and not visible to test takers. Anything above 50 indicates a student came from a background of hardship, and anything less means relative advantage.

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Exams Fairness Testing Evaluation 135

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Meanwhile students are setting up unofficial online channels of their own, where they can ask questions of classmates, gripe about the professor and sometimes share homework and test answers. Students increasingly turn to private systems to create online groups around individual college classes.

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Exams Instructors Students Lecturing 205

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Because Puyallup is a diverse learning community, finding a partner that could provide culturally competent health care was a top priority. To find the right fit, Dr. Pryor launched a pilot program where educators tested a variety of interactive displays. The pandemic exacerbated those challenges making the requirement more critical.

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Education Exams Motivation Elementary School 261

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JULY 21, 2022

Seeing as how art has been such a big part of Irish history and culture, I was thinking about something artistic in some way, but how on earth do I grade something creative? She tweeted : “In my course on The Holocaust, I gave my students choice between a final project and a final exam. I feel weird about testing them on genocide.”

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Assignments Grades History Exams 195

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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. He’s not really about equity work, look at the culture he’s created. I had a lot on my mind and in retrospect, I was really on edge. I was starting to believe these things.

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Essay Exams Culture Coaching 202

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APRIL 8, 2025

Other assessments such as the critical thinking-focused international PISA exam have also indicated declining math abilities. The list of explanations ranges from a math-avoidant culture to schools difficulties hiring and keeping talented teachers, a job that seems to have become harder postpandemic.

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Elementary School Elementary School Math Teachers 199

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Scratch-offs for test-taking. Cultivating a Classroom Culture Conducive for Connections. In this session, Tiffany Sayles offers easy-to-implement ideas to create a classroom culture that is conducive for creating connections. Scratch off exam. Thumbnails with a taco. A 3-2-1 activity. A trip around the world.

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Testing Instructors Feedback Exams 87

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2016

Additionally, despite its popularity, data has shown some major disparities in AP Computer Science A test-takers. In 2013, no females took the exam in Mississippi, Montana, and Wyoming, and 11 states had no black students engage in the exam. Additionally, students aren’t just proving their knowledge in a multiple-choice exam.

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Science Exams Accessibility Syllabus 114

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AUGUST 27, 2019

After consulting with teachers in focus groups, HMH says it refashioned Carmen as a “global citizen” in response to requests for more material around social-emotional learning—which is to say the ambitious goal of teaching Americans geography has been somewhat scaled back in favor of lessons on community, world culture and responsibility.

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History Exams Culture Knowledge 166

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

If your product or services can easily pivot to English-teaching or improving students’ readiness for standardized tests, then Asia may provide a big potential market Back home, I’m a Chicago teacher, but I spend my summers consulting with edtech companies in Asia. But their story is not a blueprint that will make sense for every company.

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Mobile Devices English Exams Testing 117

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JUNE 29, 2017

In China, I think the culture is little different. The after-school learning centers (such as TAL Education Group ) where students study for exams and get extra tutoring, is where Chen focuses most of her coverage. But now their interest has expanded, with new school models leading the way.

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STEM Exams Culture English 144

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

At the end of the Challenge, the team with the most points gets a prize appropriate to your school culture. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. Students love this game. If I had time, I’d play it every grading period.

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Activities Learning Art Attention 172

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APRIL 9, 2017

What’s more, an entrepreneurial culture, carefully scaffolded, can help schools transform and unlock learning in ways that more traditional coursework cannot. entrepreneurial culture, carefully scaffolded, can help schools transform and unlock learning in ways that more traditional coursework cannot. Answers followed quickly.

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Schools Learning Feedback Culture 167