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How Digital Study Techniques Improve Exam Preparation

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Because studying for exams can feel overwhelming. xx The Ask a Tech Teacher team shares a variety of digital tools that improve and streamline exam prep: How Digital Study Techniques Improve Exam Preparation Studying for exams can often feel like this huge, monumental task that causes not only stress but existential anxiety.

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Top 5: Rebooting the Oral Exam Tops Most-Read List for October 2023

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Topping our monthly Top 5 list was a look at how professors are rebooting oral exams to respond to concerns that students can now use ChatGPT and other AI tools to cheat on essays. Also making the list was an essay by a teacher launched into a leadership position at age 26 reflecting on a lack of support during the shift.

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How students are managing back-to-school-stress

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percent of students reported having a test, quiz, or exam within their first week of school. percent) expect math to be their hardest subject, followed by English (14.7 With math being the perpetually most searched subject on Brainly, it’s clear that students are preparing for a tough road ahead. percent) and science (13.0

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Why this one STEM course has four different teachers

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Years ago, application meant a comprehensive exam or essay. In the summer of 2015, the district asked a technology teacher, a library media specialist, a math teacher, and a science teacher to create a STEM course that would be part of the students’ daily class schedule. What does it mean to truly apply classroom knowledge?

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Helping My Daughters Prepare for the ACT Exams

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As spring approaches, my eldest daughter Katherine, now in her junior year, is bracing herself for the upcoming ACT exams, while my youngest, Elizabeth, a sophomore, is getting ready for next year. As for Elizabeth, the exams tap into her love of competition. Of course, Kathy always does better at Math.

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College Board Releases SAT Scores, Data on 1.36M Test Takers

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The old SAT was put to bed earlier this year, and it’s in with a new version of the college admissions exam. In March 2014, College Board announced a plan to redesign the SAT , removing obscure vocabulary, changing focus of math areas, removing penalty for guessing on questions and making the essay optional.

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Changes make SAT shorter, better aligned to what students learn

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To the casual observer, the SAT looks the same — questions on math and English, an essay, a set amount of time to finish each question. But the college entrance exam has gotten a makeover. The nearly four-hour exam drops to three hours if students decline the now-optional writing portion.

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