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APRIL 11, 2023

The cheating-related concerns are warranted, but many appear to overlook a key point: students opting to cheat on homework, essays, or exams is not a new phenomenon. Companies like Chegg have become multi-billion dollar platforms , which is mainly attributable to students seeking on-demand access to textbook and exam answers.

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JUNE 27, 2024

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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NOVEMBER 11, 2023

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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

percent of students reported having a test, quiz, or exam within their first week of school. percent), and writing papers or essays (44.1 Teachers, already overburdened with bloated class sizes and punishing schedules, aren’t always around after school hours to answer their students’ questions. percent), studying for tests (48.8

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. Understanding the utility and impact of exam blueprints from a student perspective can be a game-changer. They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. No more guesswork—students know exactly what to expect.

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APRIL 3, 2020

Changes to a major standardized test usually take months—or even years—to develop and are typically announced well in advance of the first official exam sitting. While usual security rules prohibit students from bringing to a testing room much more than a few pencils, this year’s AP exams will be open book and open note.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. Understanding the utility and impact of exam blueprints from a student perspective can be a game-changer. They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. No more guesswork—students know exactly what to expect.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

The app offers a personalized feed of entertaining and educational videos, images, questions, and memes, ensuring that students remain engaged while mastering the material. “TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. Chief Product Officer Phil Hewinson.

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JUNE 10, 2025

When she poses a question to her seventh graders over her school’s learning platform and watches the live responses roll in, there are times when too many are suspiciously similar. Teachers are transitioning away from question-and-answer assignments or straightforward essays — in favor of projects.

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MAY 3, 2024

Texas found itself in need of a way to score exponentially more written responses on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, after a new law mandated that at least 25 percent of questions be open-ended — rather than multiple choice — starting in the 2022-23 school year. Using technology to score essays is nothing new.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

While it traditionally is an assessment tool for college-bound seniors, more and more high schools are choosing it as an exit exam for graduating seniors (such as these changes in Ohio and the State of Washington ). In this article, I’ll focus on preparation for the SAT essay portion. take practice tests. Freemium, iOS.

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MAY 6, 2019

With Advanced Placement exams starting this month, the past weeks have kept Amanda DoAmaral working around the clock. The company’s name is a reference to the best score possible on the AP exam. On Fiveable, visitors can watch livestreams of AP exam review for free. And she’s starting with subjects that she knows best.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It may be the biggest question in college edtech during the pandemic: Should tests be allowed to robotically watch students? Instead of reserving them for high-stakes assessments like final exams, some professors now use these tools for routine work like weekly quizzes. million exams. In October we did 3.5

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2016

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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JANUARY 6, 2023

College’s Use of Exam-Proctoring Software to ‘Scan’ Rooms Violated Privacy Rights, Judge Finds By Jeffrey R. Young Software that “watches” students as they take exams from home is a contested area of edtech, one that pits colleges’ interest in preventing cheating against students’ privacy. Tapia In a moving personal essay, Ruby C.

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MAY 4, 2018

Here are five great websites to prepare you: The classroom is not the only place you can prepare for your IELTS exam. There are many platforms online that offer opportunities for you to prepare for the different stages of the exam: Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening. Stress has been taken out of your IELTS exam prep.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

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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APRIL 9, 2020

That’s the approach the College Board is taking this spring with its adapted AP exams. For example, a philosophy professor at University of Notre Dame designed an introductory course that draws on “ interactive digital essays ” published on mobile-friendly web pages attached to the online syllabus, reports Inside Higher Ed.

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MARCH 8, 2018

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. I think you’ll enjoy her experiences! .

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JULY 29, 2020

In the latest episode of EdSurge Live, we interviewed two professors who have long questioned traditional methods of grading about how to approach exams, essays and other assessments next semester: Susan D. Tony Crider, professor of astrophysics at Elon University, offers his students “ epic finales” instead of final exams.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2022

A blockchain would most likely contain exam results or internship data, but is the publication of an article also something that should be stored? The question of who would create such a system needs to be resolved. What about taking on the mentorship of a younger student in an informal capacity? A privately learned new language?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. Take half of one class to let students organize their team, review questions, strategize, and prepare for the Challenge, which will take all of the next class. Ask a question within that category. Students love this game.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Earlier that day, I received an email from our district informing me that my school had the lowest completion average on our beginning of year reading exam. As I reflected on our encounter, these questions played on loop in my brain like a ribbon display screen at the Barclays. To start, I had to pull myself together.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

We took a holistic approach to the question of how to cultivate the development of social and emotional competencies, and whether successfully integrating and building a culture around SEL into the school really matters. Before the exam, Mr. Bunting leads Jake and his classmates through a stress management technique called, “The Long Exhale.”

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. Take half of one class to let students organize their team, review questions, strategize, and prepare for the Challenge, which will take all of the next class. Ask a question within that category. or another that you prefer.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2018

We’re doing pretty complicated analytical work on everything from the kids’ scores to specific questions on our exams,” says BASIS.ed Now, teachers can use a tool and, based on how well each student does, ask one student to write an essay for a test while another student takes on a short answer. CEO Peter Bezanson. “We

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Survey respondents were overwhelmingly extremely negative in their response to every question, according to a summary of the survey results the released Monday, ahead of Tuesday. Nearly 1,300 teachers, representing less than 5 percent the state’s teaching corps, responded to the online survey.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

Students may feel relief as they hand in an exam, but the moment marks the beginning of stress and anxiety for instructors and teaching assistants, who may need to grade hundreds of tests in a short time. To use Gradescope, a grader scans exams or assignments into the platform and each question is given a rubric.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Since passing a test isn’t necessarily representative of student growth, it is also our responsibility to seek out alternative methods for gauging growth that may not be demonstrated on a state exam. The milestone included three types of essays: informative, argumentative and narrative. Something didn’t add up.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Colleagues suggested that I switch to multiple choice exams, but I declined because I believe strongly in the importance of open-ended problem solving. Ask students to review something short and simple, such as the introduction to an essay. Sample rubric questions. These are examples of good and interesting rubric questions.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Let’s break it down: Stamina During Exams: A stable release of glucose provides prolonged energy. Remember that fluctuating moods can cloud your judgment and impair your decision-making – a critical aspect when facing multiple-choice questions or mapping the outline of an essay.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

One of the key differences between the two exams was the elevated level of conceptual understanding among the students. New essay grading software like Gradescope , developed at the University of California-Berkeley, can shorten grading time by 50 percent , freeing up time for teachers to have one-on-one discussions with students.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 27, 2025

They have after all been in school for the last 13 years and they have become really good at taking quizzes and exams and writing essays with thesis statements. The questions are a sampling of the final exam. My pre- and post-quiz data for the course reveals this. The average on the pre-quiz hovers at about 50%.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

by Jacquelyn Whiting When a group of tenth graders turned in essays using politically slanted sources, media specialist Jacquline Whiting knew it was time for a lesson on the dangers of bias confirmation. Here are the questions every teacher should ask before entertaining another pitch. Happy New Year! Everyone Has Invisible Bias.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

I believe we are having the wrong conversations and asking the wrong questions because of our current and traditional mindset, and a paradigm shift is in order. Again, I believe we are asking the wrong questions. Better questions might include: Is a “one size fits all” learning assessment approach equitable?

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MAY 2, 2024

They question their abilities and wonder if they have what it takes. The pressure to solve problems, answer multiple-choice question, and write essays on an exam scares them. Or, students may be anxious because they’ve done poorly in related courses.

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MAY 31, 2017

When I first visited UWorld’s College prep site , I expected what usually is included on free SAT/ACT prep sites–questions, answers, and a lot of cheerleading. The site includes over 1200 questions written by experienced educators and designed to be similar to what students will find on the real SAT. How to get started.

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