Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2021

There were no records beyond state standardized testing data available for me to review. Besides these test scores, I had no idea who Jason was as a student or what his needs were. This model compared students' results on a battery of IQ tests to their actual academic achievement levels and anticipated grade-level performance.

Special Education 176

Special Education Disabilities Education Schools 176

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Plenty of the newest AI tools for education are aimed at educators, promising to save them time. Such features are in several commercial products, as well as in free AI tools — just last month, the nonprofit Khan Academy announced that it would make its AI tools for teachers free to all educators.

Lecturing 216

Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. So one of the challenges we've really been dealing with is test security because of course everyone wants to go right to ProctorU and have that live proctoring experience.

Accessibility 217

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 217

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2022

But he was reading and writing at a kindergarten level, according to diagnostic tests. During virtual learning from 2020 to 2021, that was condensed to 60 minutes and we spent much of our time focused on reading texts, answering text dependent questions and writing essays. He wasn’t alone.

Accessibility 172

Accessibility Essay Disabilities Learning Disabilities 172

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

A private admissions counselor allegedly bribed a proctor of an SAT test, and in some cases paid someone to take the test for a student, or have someone change answers to improve a student’s score. A few students were able to switch the school where they tested. The integrity of the test is critically important.

Disabilities 114

Disabilities Exams Learning Disabilities Testing 114

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Attendance struggles, a difficult family situation, a learning disability, a set of behavioral challenges, becoming a parent—any one of these obstacles could set a student back, and each one warrants its own unique set of instructional approaches.

Special Education 145

Special Education Disabilities Education Learning 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

And universal assessments that test multilingual students in English can provide inaccurate information that teachers use to guide their practice or can wrongly indicate learning disabilities.

English 201

English Languages Language Teachers 201

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2017

He’ll design short quizzes to test each concept, and make a menu of choices for students to turn to when the results show they need to learn more. Once he settles on the concepts he wants to cover, Salimi will look around for open education resources or multimedia from textbook publishers to explain each one. she asks. “We

Learning Disabilities 118

Learning Disabilities Disabilities Education Students 118

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2019

At the time, our state test was based upon performance assessment, and learning the thinking skills framework. So we were just testing memory [after] 10 weeks out, which is similar to the summer slide. You can learn the way your teacher teaches you. How do teachers respond to this?

Art 167

Art Learning Beliefs Achievement 167

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

This process can be long and hard-fought and requires students go through psychological and academic testing. Sadie’s counselor shared context about her living situation and the Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDTC) explained her cognitive assessment scores relative to her abilities.

Disabilities 165

Disabilities Schools Learning Disabilities English 165

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2019

We're talking about children with specific learning disabilities and diverse learners, ethnic and racial minorities, children who are serviced in therapeutic settings, alternative environments, correctional facilities. Who does SEL leave behind? What kind of students just aren't being taken into account in these kind of programs?

Learning 168

Learning Disabilities Intelligence Learning Disabilities 168

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This allows teachers to redirect their efforts towards more meaningful interactions with students, fostering a more collaborative and supportive educational experience. AI also plays a role in the early identification of learning disabilities and special needs.

Education 130

Education Ethics Gamification Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

However, students who ask for extra time on tests/projects, high levels (30%+) of extra credit, or to make up work weeks or months later, without having responded to any communications or requests for updates/accommodation needs… and still do not go to the Office of Accessibility… am I being a hard ass?

Disabilities 126

Disabilities Students Assignments Syllabus 126

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

And she’s not the only researcher to test out Muse. Department of Education shows black students are suspended nearly three times (16 percent) the rate of white students (5 percent). The company lists multiple studies that third parties have completed using the device. Data collected by the U.S.

Study 130

Study Middle School Middle School Disabilities 130

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

In a meta-analysis on the use of AI chatbots in education, Wu and Yu (2023) found that AI chatbots can significantly improve learning outcomes, specifically in the areas of learning performance, motivation, self-efficacy, interest, and perceived value of learning. Testing of detection tools for AI-generated text.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

In a meta-analysis on the use of AI chatbots in education, Wu and Yu (2023) found that AI chatbots can significantly improve learning outcomes, specifically in the areas of learning performance, motivation, self-efficacy, interest, and perceived value of learning. Testing of detection tools for AI-generated text.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

to meet with representatives from the Department of Education and elected officials. To advocate for measures designed to better support students with learning disabilities in higher education. “I In June, more than 40 neurodiverse high school and college students traveled to Washington D.C. Their goal? One in five U.S.

Learning Disabilities 167

Learning Disabilities Disabilities Students Attention 167

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2024

While school psychologists have standard tests they can use to determine if a child needs special education services, Olvera says there’s a lot more to the process than one assessment. They need to know how language affects learning — or how trauma does, if the child is a refugee. “Not What Makes The Job Different?

English 190

English Languages Language Disabilities 190

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

No matter what you do you are still going to be accountable for the test score.It Brownlee believes that he is a good teacher, in spite of what test scores may reflect. So he plans to stay at Fisher, where he hopes to bring advanced teaching skills to students that other educators may ignore.

Teachers 135

Teachers Schools Coaching Fairness 135

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In my district, we brought students back to our buildings in phases this fall, with our most fragile students—students without internet access and students with learning disabilities, among others—returning first.

Learning Disabilities 213

Learning Disabilities Disabilities Schools Internet 213

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2024

So after an expensive neuropsychological examination, her daughter was diagnosed with a trifecta of learning disabilities, Jochim says, including dyslexia and dysgraphia, a neurological impairment that makes it hard to write. The school had weekly spelling word lists, with regular homework and tests.

Schools 172

Schools Learning Disabilities Failure Disabilities 172