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Engaging Strategies for Reluctant Learners in High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

Instead of written exams, ask students to turn in a summary of a lesson as an exit ticket before they leave. Give second (and third) chances For many reluctant learners, one school failure is enough to reinforce their belief that they’re poor students. Have all students set skill-based goals at the beginning of the year.

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Lifting as We Climb: A Reflection on Mentorship, Growth, and Leadership in Nursing Education

Faculty Focus

They encouraged me to embrace active learning, to create space where students become participants rather than passive listeners. Her example helped me see failure not as defeat, but as an essential part of learning. She guided me in designing exam questions that challenge critical thinking and reflect real-world application.

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Lifting as We Climb: A Reflection on Mentorship, Growth, and Leadership in Nursing Education

Faculty Focus

They encouraged me to embrace active learning, to create space where students become participants rather than passive listeners. Her example helped me see failure not as defeat, but as an essential part of learning. She guided me in designing exam questions that challenge critical thinking and reflect real-world application.

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How to help ESL students improve writing skills

eSchool News

Not to mention their further education when the time comes to write dissertations and other research papers: Afraid of poor grades and stipend loss, ESL students get tempted to plagiarize from others or use writing services from third parties to prevent failures and get the desired diploma.

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As States Make It Easier to Become a Teacher, Are They Reducing Barriers or Lowering the Bar?

Edsurge

He racked up credits in education courses, inching closer to his degree, but could not, despite his every effort, seem to clinch that math exam. Without a passing score, he could not participate in the requisite student teaching experience nor, as a result, finish his degree. We don’t need a standardized exam for that.

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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

Edsurge

But declining student participation may also stem from the challenges inherent to remote and hybrid learning. Students could access chatbot quizzes ahead of exams to help assess their level of understanding. It’s not getting them the answers when taking the midterm exam. The chatbot is not doing the coursework for the students.

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The Scarlet Rating: How One ‘Improvement Required’ School Seeks a Turnaround

Edsurge

However, school leaders Sarah Pedrotti and Jessica Torres are on a mission to flip the failure narrative and rebrand their school by motivating their teachers through personalized professional development. Each year students in Texas are required to take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exam, also known as the STAAR exam.

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