eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

According to a recent study, over 60 percent of educators believe traditional assessments fail to fully measure student understanding. The pre-made quizzes also offer instant feedback, helping students reflect on their learning process. I love that I can find a library of pre-created quizzes or create my own.

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Evaluation Quizzes Critical Thinking Feedback 282

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2024

NLP’s resource library includes lesson plans, classroom activities, posters and infographics, quizzes, and more for educators teaching news literacy. The Sift weekly newsletter delivers relevant media news and recent examples of misinformation, along with prompts and tips for classroom discussions and activities.

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Critical Thinking Students Quizzes Evaluation 323

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Poptential , a family of free, award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an array of engaging content about the Civil Rights Movement for instruction during Black History Month. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Click to tweet. history and society.

History 246

History Curriculum Social Studies Quizzes 246

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

First, students individually reflect on a question or prompt, then they discuss their thoughts with a partner, and finally, they share their ideas with the class. What are active study strategies? Spaced Repetition : Distributing study sessions over time rather than cramming enhances long-term retention and comprehension.

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Activities Critical Thinking Active Learning Lecturing 253

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Course Hero is an online learning platform where you can access course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators. In what other ways does applying a precision mindset to designing a course improve the student experience? What Is Course Hero? The classroom has constraints in terms of physical layouts.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

Interest-Based Learning: In a unit of study, a teacher sets up must-do stations addressing core curriculum requirements and may-do stations that invite students to delve into subtopics related to the subject, allowing students to choose based on their interests and passions.

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Metacognitive Skills Math Blended Learning Quizzes 344

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

“It’s been more than 125 years since the first Labor Day was observed, and the labor movement can seem a little dry to today’s high school students,” said Julie Smitherman, a former social studies teacher and director of content at Certell, Inc., the nonprofit behind Poptential.

History 246

History Curriculum Social Studies Teachers 246

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

According to a recent study , this ratio has stayed stable for years, but teachers are under more pressure and are working more hours than ever before – an average of 52-58 hours per week. Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework.

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Teaching Gamification Feedback Intelligence 320

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2024

can help transform traditional quizzes or tests into more engaging, game-like experiences. It can provide instant feedback through quizzes, polls, and exit tabs. It’s got a lot of features, too, like: Easy assignment distribution and collection features Seamlessly integrates with Google apps Real-time grading and feedback Kahoot!

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Activities Quizzes Education Feedback 158

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Most of us know what to expect in a face-to-face classroom: Students sitting in rows, facing instructors and listening to lectures, watching videos displayed on screens up front, or, in smaller classes, participating in lively discussion. But are colleges paying attention to what online students want most?

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Mobile Devices Lecturing Quizzes Participation 212

eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

Flipgrid : A video discussion platform where student voice is amplified and heard like never before. The Flipgrid experience helps grow social learning skills as students record, watch, discuss, react, and respond to their experiences and perspectives with each other. Learning tools are available for use across platforms and devices.

Multiple Choice Questions 189

Multiple Choice Questions Education Quizzes Game-Based Learning 189

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Yet as instructors in the new world of online education, we have access to ever-increasing amounts of data—from recorded lecture videos, electronically submitted homework, discussion forums, and online quizzes and assessments—that may give us insights into individual student learning.

Teaching 210

Teaching Instructors Quizzes Intelligence 210

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

It encourages active engagement and reinforces understanding as students articulate and discuss ideas with one another. Think-Pair-Share: Students individually reflect on a question or prompt, then discuss their thoughts with a partner before sharing with the whole class. It encourages inquiry, creativity, and independent learning.

Active Learning 139

Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 139

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

Providing the Spark Jenessa Peterson, director of learning engineering at the Learning Agency, touched off the discussion in a Google Group run by her organization with the question: Is A/B testing between two benign conditions without participants' knowledge OK? That is a research and methodology question we have to discuss.”

Ethics 207

Ethics Knowledge Testing Learning 207

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

Rather than relying on this score alone, his teacher called him to discuss the assignment. Through their conversation, it became evident that the student had utilized ChatGPT to better understand the context of the art he was studying in the time period it was created.

Academic Integrity 237

Academic Integrity Intelligence Essay Plagiarism 237

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. Synchronous online learning allows you to build a community, discuss and interact over content, and helps your learners to maintain a regular schedule.

Lecturing 218

Lecturing Disabilities Learning Assignments 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

One day I had been planning to discuss metacognition—a learning strategy I teach to my middle-school students. It had been more than a year and a half since she had studied Mesopotamia, yet she was able to pull it out of memory without a second thought. The study included more than 1,500 students at the middle and high school levels.

Teaching 168

Teaching Failure Quizzes Learning 168

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2024

For example, as an online student, I was able to balance my studies with a full-time job, and as a teacher, multimedia elements and community through discussion forums made my virtual classroom more engaging and interactive. This approach will enhance understanding and prepare students for real-world challenges.

Online Learning 186

Online Learning Education Learning Quizzes 186

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Dellinger, dLRN , recently sat down with Joosten to ask her about the results of the study. While peer-reviewed journals are important mechanisms to share research, she feels that scholars can also present the results of those studies in other ways to help influence practice in a more timely manner. We need to move.to

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Peer Review Mobile Devices Gamification Learning 216

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Writer Mary Axelson’s reporting was engrossing, and her case studies struck a chord with readers: While the original story ran across four pages, an unusually-above average number of you read it all the way to the end. Interactive quizzes, comments, and discussions live within the text itself.

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Textbooks Quizzes Social Studies Study 154

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Recent studies have shown alarming gaps in Americans’ understanding of our democratic processes and systems. “We are excited to help students practice for the National Civics Bee through quizzing and conversations with Khanmigo,” said Kristen DiCerbo, Khan Academy’s chief learning officer.

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Math Middle School Middle School Essay 261

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Digital quizzes, online assignments, and real-time feedback mechanisms offer a more dynamic and varied approach to evaluating students’ understanding and progress. Importance of Pedagogical Integration: Studies emphasize that the success of technology integration relies on effective pedagogical strategies.

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Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 239

eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2016

Kids Discover , a provider of engaging science and social studies curriculum, announced that its interactive digital library, Kids Discover Online, now includes custom assessment capabilities. The Assessments feature includes more than 5,000 pre-built questions covering more than 1,200 science and social studies topics.

Multiple Choice Questions 133

Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Social Studies Exams 133

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

The exception is BrainPOP — there are no ads, but it requires a hefty annual fee: BrainPOP Fremium BrainPOP is a collection of three-five minute animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and interactive activities for grades 3-8 addressing a wide variety of topics such as math, science, social studies, health, art, and technology.

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Quizzes Students History Motivation 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

This doesn’t stop with quizzes, tests, and memorizing facts. Sometimes it derives evidence of learning from anecdotal observation, watching students apply prior learning, working in groups, or participating in classroom discussions. Quick Quizzes. Team students up and give them study materials and prep time as a group.

Authentic Assessment 147

Authentic Assessment Quizzes Knowledge Discussions 147

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2018

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. Online groups and forums allow them to ask questions and learn from each other outside the traditional classroom in a space where they typically turn to for studying anyway.

High School 72

High School High School Study Confidentiality 72

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2021

While we have been able to use these tools in that way, most educators would readily point to what is missing from the current video platforms that could improve online teaching: tools to better facilitate student interactions, including enhanced polling and quizzing features, group work tools, and more.

Education 208

Education Quizzes Internet Art 208

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In January 2022, a review of 17 research studies showed that young kids can learn from “guided play” as well as if they were being directly instructed by an adult or a teacher. The same study also captured responses from 1,000 K-8 students, of whom 89 percent said play made them “more excited” to go to school.

Teachers 215

Teachers Quizzes Testing Learning Outcomes 215

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

They come primed to discuss those things and learn in classroom,” says Barba. “We There, students enrolled in the online or in-person course can access a discussion board about the course to ask questions or see how others got through a certain challenge. It also found that students in traditional lecture courses were 1.5

Lecturing 159

Lecturing Learning STEM Instructors 159

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Poptential , a family of free, award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an array of engaging content about the Civil Rights Movement for instruction during Black History Month. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Click to tweet. history and society.

History 130

History Curriculum Social Studies Quizzes 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Initial growth came as a repository for students to share course specific material such as tests, quizzes, study guides and lecture notes. Discussions with Symbolab were ongoing for more than a year before the deal was concluded, Grauer said. Course Hero was founded in 2006.

Plagiarism 155

Plagiarism Lecturing Quizzes Math 155

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

Quizzes and adaptive learning software give students opportunities to review content and practice basic skills with immediate feedback. Top priority activities include things like class discussions, group collaboration on projects, feedback on higher-order thinking, and targeted instruction to address misconceptions.

Blended Learning 216

Blended Learning Learning Schools Quizzes 216

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Sparrow thinks a tool like BBookX can be used for personalized learning in the classroom as well—so that perhaps students can craft what their own study materials look like. Bowen thinks this type of tool could nudge professors to look to a range of sources for quiz questions, such as discussion board postings.

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Instructors Intelligence Quizzes Textbooks 157

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

On the second day of his current job, as principal of nearby Lexington Middle School, he discovered that a social studies teacher was also using the game. Today, all Kahoot quizzes are user-generated, but the company has had discussions with educational publishers about making their materials available on the platform.

Activities 147

Activities Quizzes Social Studies Participation 147

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

The majority of online learning environments are no more than video-hosting platforms with quizzes and a discussion forum. Participants gathered online each week for seminar-style conversations, case study discussions and peer critiques.

Online Learning 159

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 159

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

Games support literacy skills in part because they enable students to play and learn in authentic worlds they care about Karen Schrier, Marist College Another early adopter, Paul Davarsi teaches English and media studies in Toronto, and likes games for many of the same reasons as Fallon.

Reading 167

Reading Game-Based Learning Teaching Quizzes 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For social studies educators, a presidential election year is a big deal. It’s a nationwide teachable moment in which the entire country is constantly discussing a hearty list of key standards that is supposed to inform our instruction. I’ve always relished these times because they’re part of what makes social studies special.

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Social Studies Students Quizzes Evaluation 167