Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As he watched his own kids adjust to online schooling during the pandemic, he felt that Zoom lacked features to let teachers handle standard classroom activities such as taking attendance or giving quizzes. Lessons Learned What did Chasen learn from his experience as the longtime CEO of Blackboard?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Some reasons why you may find these tools beneficial are: Organization: organize lesson plans, assignments, and resources efficiently Communication: between teachers, students, and parents to foster a collaborative relationship, keep everyone informed Student Engagement: to make learning more interesting and interactive Time Management: schedule reminders, (..)

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Interactive quizzes with instant feedback to reinforce learning and save educators’ valuable time. Study.com partners with state education departments, school districts, colleges of education, and education-focused nonprofits to help aspiring educators prepare and pass their credentialing exams.

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Intelligence Exams Ethics Learning Styles 258

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

That became clear a few years ago, when a particularly bright student in a calculus class Talbert was teaching bombed the first exam. Her score on that exam was so low, in fact, that she realized she had no chance to get an A in the course, no matter how well she might do on future tests and assignments.

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Grades Exams Feedback Testing 194

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

There were also a variety of “honorable mentions” as upcoming trends to keep an eye on in the next few years like STEM and online labs, digital literacy and fluency, access, and feedback to name a few. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Results showed that using researched principles of learning science—specifically feedback-driven metacognition and another process known as retrieval—increased individual scores one to two grades higher, often turning Cs into As. Yet evidence exists that providing timely, effective feedback is particularly beneficial for struggling learners.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2024

Not long after, Spoon started changing up how she handled quizzes in a calculus class she taught. The problem with this approach, she notes, is that if a student scores a 50 percent on an early exam, sometimes that doesn't feel recoverable and they put in less effort over the rest of the semester or drop the class.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2016

The newly added Assessments tool gives educators full control to create, distribute, and assess custom quizzes, tests, and homework assignments directly within the platform. It is so important that our users know we listen to their feedback and requests. This feature can also be used to differentiate homework assignments from exams.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

A skilled teacher can re-direct instruction based on feedback that they are receiving from their students throughout the flow of a lesson,” writes Alexis Roesser, an English teacher and department chair at Salamanca High School in New York. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out opportunities for schools to apply for personalized learning funding!

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Even before schools closed in Japan, Apel’s school updated its digital learning plan and shared it with faculty to get their feedback before sending it to parents, who appreciated that the plan clearly spelled out responsibilities ahead of time. Issues With Feedback and Testing It’s much easier to hide in a digital world.

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Schools Students Assignments Testing 218

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A sample lesson focuses on Systems Thinking, which involves a systems overview, feedback loops, open and closed systems, and cognition. Here are a few more: Quizzes : Assigning tests and quizzes throughout the semester is necessary to assess student understanding of important course content.

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Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A sample lesson focuses on Systems Thinking, which involves a systems overview, feedback loops, open and closed systems, and cognition. Here are a few more: Quizzes : Assigning tests and quizzes throughout the semester is necessary to assess student understanding of important course content.

Teaching 111

Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 111

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

quizzes and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students’ heads (e.g., quizzes and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students’ heads (e.g., Feedback – “providing [students] the opportunity to know what they know, and know what they don’t know” (p. lectures)” (p. lectures)” (p.

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Quizzes Learning Lecturing Students 143

Faculty Focus

JUNE 30, 2024

The first implication for teachers involves the feedback they provide students. If the student comes to class, does the homework, and studies for the exam, will that produce a high score? 671) Even more simply: If students believe they can do it, they are motivated to try. It needs to be accurate.

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Motivation Beliefs Exams Students 111

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

Emily Lai, Director of Formative Assessment and Feedback at Pearson But new, externally audited, efficacy research from Pearson about one of the company’s third-party apps shows a significant correlation between increased retesting and lower overall course performance.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 30, 2024

The first implication for teachers involves the feedback they provide students. If the student comes to class, does the homework, and studies for the exam, will that produce a high score? 671) Even more simply: If students believe they can do it, they are motivated to try. It needs to be accurate.

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Motivation Beliefs Exams Students 109

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Based on student feedback, make necessary adjustments and/or remind students of the shared agreements (Lovett, et al., For example, I want to make sure my quizzes and/or exams consistently measure deep content understanding and analytical skills as opposed to my students’ competency in reading, writing, or the English language.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Do exams still serve a purpose? Where there’s an alternative there must be a standard, so we started our chat creating a list of what those standard assignment are: exams, quizzes, essays, reports, lab manuals and the like. But why, then, do so many courses still rely on exams? In other words, exams do serve a purpose.

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Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 96

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

What’s striking is that when grounded in evidence-based teaching practices, effective courses foster a greater sense of belonging, increase student confidence in their ability to graduate, and create more opportunities for feedback and encouragement (Tyton Partners, 2023). But not just any feedback.

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Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

In my confusion, I began reading for curiosity rather than exams. I have never used traditional tests in my classes because I dont believe that teaching ability can be measured through exams. Feedback-Only: No Points I do not attach points to any assignments. Instead, I provide rich feedback. Where was my future?

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Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 101

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Moreover, traditional assessment tools, including quizzes, tests, and exams, remain essential for gauging student comprehension and mastery of material. These assessments provide valuable feedback to educators, informing instructional decisions and guiding future lesson planning.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

What’s striking is that when grounded in evidence-based teaching practices, effective courses foster a greater sense of belonging, increase student confidence in their ability to graduate, and create more opportunities for feedback and encouragement (Tyton Partners, 2023). But not just any feedback.

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Based on student feedback, make necessary adjustments and/or remind students of the shared agreements (Lovett, et al., For example, I want to make sure my quizzes and/or exams consistently measure deep content understanding and analytical skills as opposed to my students’ competency in reading, writing, or the English language.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 103

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Promotive interaction involves concept explanation, idea challenging, providing positive support and feedback, and, more importantly, the student’s involvement in the learning process (Raihan, 2014). Promotive interaction is where students facilitate and encourage one another when completing the task. Continuously improve.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Promotive interaction involves concept explanation, idea challenging, providing positive support and feedback, and, more importantly, the student’s involvement in the learning process (Raihan, 2014). Promotive interaction is where students facilitate and encourage one another when completing the task. Continuously improve.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Another way to bring social knowledge construction in is to encourage students to get feedback on their assignment from, or to share what they learned from the assignment with, individuals outside the class (see Figure 3).

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Another way to bring social knowledge construction in is to encourage students to get feedback on their assignment from, or to share what they learned from the assignment with, individuals outside the class (see Figure 3).

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

k12 Online Schools

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Incorporating live polls, quizzes, and breakout sessions encourages active participation and helps maintain student attentiveness. Incorporating live polls, quizzes, and breakout sessions encourages active participation and helps maintain student attentiveness. The India Online Education Market, valued at $2.1 between 2022 and 2032.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

This continuity is particularly beneficial for students preparing for high-stakes exams like the IGCSEs, A-levels, SATs, or IB assessments. Courses include not just live or recorded lessons, but assignments, projects, tests, and exams, just like traditional school. These skills are not secondary, theyre essential.

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Schools Exams Assignments Culture 52

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Among the choices educators make are what instructional technique to use, when and how to give feedback, and when and how to test student knowledge. That kind of feedback would be perfect if you had a robot learner on the other end,” he says. That sentiment is backed by learning-science research in a concept called the “doer effect.”

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Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

I didn’t have to be trapped behind a computer to benefit from this form of digital engagement—yet it was giving me personalized feedback and results. Edthena enables teachers to record videos of themselves teaching and then upload these to the platform to get feedback from mentors. How could we apply the same practices to learning?

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Course Design Online Learning Teaching Motivation 143