Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

At the end of next school year, thousands of high school students will sit down at individual workstations, laptops in hand, for an end-of-course exam. A Question on Testing When building the new tests, PLTW gathered panels of industry experts, educators and psychometricians, or scientists who study how to make tests fair. Their goal?

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2023

Like when we have states that say they're trying to recruit diverse educators, but [are] also telling them, “Erase yourself and your history as you're filling out that application.” What do the certification exams look like? But it sounds like you're saying, following Brown v. Is that a fairly accurate characterization? And it's not.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Technology will be tailored to support through-course assessment.Rather than an end-of-year, single high-stakes test, conversations are picking up around scaffolding the high stakes testing model, whereby students take pieces of exams as they progress. — Keith Look, Ed.D., VP of Equity and Innovation, K-12, Territorium.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Just think: Remote education means no Friday night invitations to a Shabbat dinner for students unfamiliar with Judaism; no public Diwali celebrations that spark conversations of Hinduism and Indian cultures; no late-night pancake parties the night before exams hosted by campus Christian clubs that foster meaningful discussion over a meal.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2019

These changes also come at a time when a growing number of colleges are moving away from their reliance on standardized tests—by going “test optional” or otherwise de-emphasizing the exam when making admissions decisions. that do not use ACT/SAT scores to admit substantial numbers of students into bachelor-degree programs.”

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Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

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.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Technology will be tailored to support through-course assessment.Rather than an end-of-year, single high-stakes test, conversations are picking up around scaffolding the high stakes testing model, whereby students take pieces of exams as they progress. — Keith Look, Ed.D., VP of Equity and Innovation, K-12, Territorium.

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Cal Matters

MAY 14, 2025

Unlike AP classes, which include expensive exams and are limited to certain subjects and high-performing students, these community college classes cover a range of topics and are open to all students. As part of the class, she has to study a career, write a short essay about it and present it at a career fair.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2020

Even when she did host live office hours and exam reviews, not many students participated. At Oberlin College, most students in Jane Sancinito’s survey course on the history of Rome kept their cameras and microphones off so as not to create internet bandwidth burdens. We are the first people to do this in this circumstance.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

Photo Credit: Jenny Abamu Despite a relatively new building, constructed in 2003 as part of a former superintendent’s turnaround project, Fisher has suffered from consistent low performance—falling far below state standards on exams and adjusted growth targets designed specifically for the school. During the 2015-16 school year, only 0.7

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

In an essay published earlier this month in The Chronicle of Higher Education, history professor François Furstenberg argues that companies promising to “deliver a ‘competency-based, life-skills-based achievement record’” do so primarily in order to sell their technology. We think that will give more young people more opportunities.”

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 6, 2025

Boredom as the Gateway to Creativity Lets look at some examples from everyday life and history. In highly structured, exam-focused systems, any form of “free time” is viewed as wasted time. Host a Boredom Fair where students present ideas or creations sparked from unstructured time.

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Robert Kaplinsky

DECEMBER 6, 2023

If were a society that truly believes in equity, we cant exploit people for centuries and then pretend like everythings fair now. The Voice referendum failing is shameful and history will look back on this moment with embarrassment. Ive never heard of something like that in the United States.

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