Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

billion dollars , takes pains to argue that it forbids its users from downloading materials off the site for the purpose of cheating, or to upload answers to homework or exams. It provides a temptation to students who are looking for exam answers and want to cheat in class.” The company he’s joining, valued at more than $3.6

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

Their exams are recorded. The health crisis has introduced new forms of data collection into higher education, but these are largely changes of degree, not kind. That’s echoed in the report published March 10 about student perceptions of data use within higher education. Their noses are swabbed.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2022

Priscilla Rodriguez, vice president of College Readiness Assessments for the College Board, and others affiliated with the design made the case in a call with reporters that the test now offers a “more approachable and less stressful experience” for students and educators, a goal that they say was “at the center” of the new changes.

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Testing Exams Internet High School 174

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

According to the American Psychological Association, students from more affluent families are more likely to have access to resources such as devices, internet, dedicated work space and the support necessary to complete their work successfully—and homework can highlight those inequities.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

One big barrier to sustaining education via remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic has been students’ unequal access to advanced technology tools. That’s the approach the College Board is taking this spring with its adapted AP exams. Tapping Cell Signal Remote learning depends not only on tools, but also on signals.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Lauren Lichtman Head of Strategy & Partnerships Learning Equality Learning Equality offers educational opportunities for the 2.6 billion people worldwide without internet access. It focuses on delivering quality teaching and learning through technology without the internet. billion people without internet access ?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

With schools and testing centers closed across the country, COVID-19 has prevented at least one million students in the high school class of 2021 from taking the ACT or SAT exams. Many hundreds of thousands of students are still waiting to take an exam. By early June, the organization had walked back its earlier announcement. “It

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Testing Exams Internet Fairness 162

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Even during the pandemic’s early days, some professors decided to toss out their grade books , figuring that high-stress assessments weren’t appropriate given the uncertain circumstances, which saw students sent away from campuses, sometimes without tech tools or internet access. I lost my job because AI became powerful enough to take my job.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2023

By Rebecca Koenig Some entrepreneurs predict that a new digital world is being born, one where internet users retain ownership of their online activities, thanks to blockchain technology that reduces the control of education institutions and corporations. In this first-case-of-its-kind, privacy prevailed.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Name: EduRev HQ: Gurgaon, India Founded: 2017 This startup aims to help students in India between 15 and 23 years old study for a variety of entrance and occupational exams. Now, he leads the team at Pahamify , which provides an app for college entrance exam test prep for students in Indonesia.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Even when students are all in the same time zone—such as for most K-12 schools and community colleges—getting to a live online class on time can be challenging for those who live in households where there aren’t enough computers or tablets for every learner, or where the internet connection isn’t robust enough. Department of Education.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Policymakers in Tennessee and Texas, for example, have explicitly encouraged the use of technology in developmental education reform. But overall, institutions and higher education systems have tended not to push beyond the types of technology that the colleges are already using elsewhere.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

Colleges in English-speaking countries usually require international applicants to submit scores from exams that measure English language comprehension. Except, no testing dates were available in his entire country, so he had to travel to neighboring El Salvador to sit for an exam, says Sam Dalsimer, head of public relations for Duolingo. “It

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English Exams Testing Language 206

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Endless Network , a worldwide organization dedicated to tackling equity gaps resulting from challenges like insufficient internet access, strategically allocates investments in global companies that align with their mission and actively work toward achieving it. This is still an issue in countries like the U.K.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

suffer on the no-internet side of the digital divide , according to the Federal Communications Commission. Reforming Developmental Education According to the Community College Research Center, developmental education is essentially a “reteach” of high school and junior high school reading, writing, and math.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

CodeCombat launched a prototype of its first game on Reddit in 2013, attracting eyeballs from internet denizens as well as the founders of Y Combinator, who invited them to participate in the technology startup accelerator. To date, the San Francisco-based startup has raised $8 million.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Byju’s customers pay for animations, simulations and video lessons for students in grades 4 to 12 and for students preparing for competitive entrance exams to Indian colleges. This makes Byju’s one of the rare unicorns in education technology and the fourth most valuable privately held company in India. billion, per TechCrunch.

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Exams Internet Math Teaching Methods 121

Edsurge

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

APRIL 30, 2020

So we were able to extend our Respondus Monitor license, which monitors the students during an exam. They may not have access to technology or even a webcam, for that matter, to do synchronous sessions or to be monitored during exams. Do they have internet connections? We're already in a stressful situation.

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Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

According to the 2016 World Economic Forum (WEF)’s The Future of Jobs report , the “fourth industrial revolution,” described as the confluence of emerging technology breakthroughs (such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, and 3D printing) are utterly transforming everything we experience and understand.

Science 148

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2016

In 2013, no females took the exam in Mississippi, Montana, and Wyoming, and 11 states had no black students engage in the exam. Over the past decade, the average AP exam has doubled in enrollment, but in Computer Science A, it’s quadrupled,” Packer says.)

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Science Exams Accessibility Syllabus 113

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

At about the same time, though, Rutgers officials sent out an email to all faculty at the university, warning about Course Hero and another service, Chegg, where students were posting faculty tests and exams without permission. “We One of the other giants of the study-aid world, Chegg, has also come under criticism by professors.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Eavesdropping / Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) Attacks What they are: It’s likely that you sometimes use a school laptop or mobile device to gain internet access via Wi-Fi networks in public places like coffee shops or airports. So, what are the most common cybersecurity threats, and how can school staff avoid them?

Mobile Devices 156

Mobile Devices Students Ethics Exams 156

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2021

Spotty internet service makes remote learning hard for many college students. One student described relying on a laptop that could not handle exam-proctoring software, causing the student to miss a test. So does lacking reliable access to a computer. And as a result, they may find themselves less able to participate in learning.

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Students Lecturing Assignments Exams 201

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Many parents, however, experience educational, technological and language barriers to accessing and understanding data, limiting their ability to make informed decisions about their children. percent of households don’t have internet subscriptions, according to the 2016 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S.

Local Government 142

Local Government Schools English Exams 142

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

As RAND senior policy researcher Robert Murphy notes in a post for Education Week , “maybe 10 percent, 20 percent, 40 percent of the time [the system] will get it wrong ,” making AI in schools an excellent supplemental tool, but no replacement for teachers. . So, what does this look like in practice? .

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Intelligence Grades Education Ethics 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

When Alexandria Brady-Mine walked into her junior year Advanced Placement exam her jaw dropped. There were more than 200 high schoolers there to take the exam, but only two students were black and she was one of them. But with the Internet we have more tools.

Students 159

Students Exams Culture Skills 159

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2020

In an announcement posted Tuesday, the testmaker said that taking the SAT online at home “would require three hours of uninterrupted, video-quality internet for each student, which can’t be guaranteed for all.” The nonprofit has claimed that only 1 percent of the 4.6 million people who took the test were impacted.

Testing 117

Testing Exams Disabilities Students 117

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI use policies for assignments, exams, or even class activities.

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

To folks in the crypto community, these developments all seem to point to a new era of the internet: Web3. Plus, not everyone thinks it’s a good idea for students to drag their permanent record chains around the internet with no hope of escaping them—like Marley’s ghost.

Education 196

Education Ethics Internet Exams 196

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

For Najera, websites on the internet do not provide enough information for educators to make final decisions on technology, so he traveled to the event in San Antonio to see and interact with the tools in person.

STEM 147

STEM Exams Culture English 147

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2016

As a senior in high school he persuaded his parents to upgrade their internet speed so that he could stream online course videos from MIT. Despite this, students like Battushig continue to beat the odds and cobble together their own educations. Battushig Myanganbayar grew up in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Start with test prep.

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Exams Secondary Education Testing Achievement 105

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2019

Education informatization” is a broad idea outlined by the Chinese government in April 2018 that aims to establish “one big” internet and education platform that encompasses technologies and apps that drive learning for students and professional development for educators.

English 145

English Exams Language Languages 145

Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2019

The last time it did was back in 2015 when the NAEP exam, also known as the Nation’s Report Card, found that nearly three-quarters of eighth graders scored below proficiency in the subject. Kenneth KellerResults from NAEP's geography exam from the past 25 years reveal that less than a third of students are proficient in the subject.

History 166

History Exams Culture Knowledge 166

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Although the country is perceived as a pioneer in technology innovation, teachers’ mindsets around tech use and facilities in Japanese K-12 schools are no different than in China. The only school I interviewed that is equipped with high-speed internet and 1:1 tablets is an all-boys private boarding school located in the outskirts of Tokyo.

Mobile Devices 118

Mobile Devices English Exams Testing 118

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We typically talk about the “last-mile” – the connection between the larger Internet network and neighborhoods and communities. 5G can provide a cost-effective way to deliver fiber-like Internet speeds to schools, through Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). The classroom experience will include increased technology and personalized learning.

Hybrid Learning 297

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Language 297

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2016

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Emily Southey, has some thoughts on how to integrate podcasts into your lesson planning: In the age of technology, students and teachers alike listen to podcasts in their spare time. They are funny, entertaining, and often educational. As an independent learning project.

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Exams Assignments Social Studies Study 104