Remove English Remove Exams Remove Fairness
article thumbnail

Grade Interviews

Catlin Tucker

Instead of spending hours grading assignments designed to help students develop these skills, I limit my energy to providing feedback in class as they work and grading the actual assessments–exam, essay, performance task. “I believe I deserve a B in English because I 1) _, 2. _, and 3.” ” It’s a fair question.

Grades 419
article thumbnail

Is It Fair and Accurate for AI to Grade Standardized Tests?

Edsurge

Equity and Accuracy One question is whether the new system will fairly grade the writing of children who are bilingual or who are learning English. About 20 percent of Texas public school students are English learners, according to federal data, although not all of them are yet old enough to sit for the standardized test.

Fairness 198
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Can a Test Ever Be Fair? How Today's Standardized Tests Get Made.

Edsurge

Then there are the psychometricians—the math savants who design tests and create complex algorithms that attempt to make them fair to all students. Mark Moulton : Here that whole question is, what does fair mean? It makes the test more fair because it guarantees that everyone is being measured with the same degree of precision.

Testing 167
article thumbnail

Marketplace trend update: 6 new products, teaching strategies, and learning initiatives

eSchool News

The new programs also have increased training for leading special student populations, including students with disabilities, English language learners and early childhood students. that would use a technology-based language development and literacy program to English language learners (ELLs) in grades K-6.Approximately

Teaching 177
article thumbnail

Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AI 

Faculty Focus

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.

article thumbnail

Looking to Eliminate Dropouts? How Idaho Reached English Language Learners with a ‘Hybrid’ Course Experiment

Edsurge

In the past two academic years, Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), an online state school created by the Idaho Legislature, has taken proactive steps to fix a key problem: losing English Language Learner (ELL) students before high school graduation, and losing them from highly technical and content-driven courses like biology.

article thumbnail

Why Oregon teachers despise the Smarter Balanced tests

eSchool News

Oregon teachers wish they didn’t have to give their students Smarter Balanced English and math tests because the tests take too much time, have confusing directions and are unfair for students who don’t have computers at home or who have inadequate technology at school. A new survey reveals discontent with length, logistics.

Testing 124