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MAY 1, 2024

“TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. Pearson Edgington, a high school senior who piloted TeachTap, shared his experience: “TeachTap made studying for my AP exams actually fun and interesting. History, World History, European History, U.S.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Our highest passing rate ever in the history of the school was fifty-two percent before Covid. Our 6th graders, 74% of them passed the state exam. In fact, she continues, “There were a couple of kids who said they had never passed the math SBAC test in the history of their schooling, and that 6th grade was the first time.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2019

A new analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) reveals that few teacher preparation programs either conduct any sort of screening or require specific coursework in the subject area knowledge traditionally taught in elementary grades. Lightning and Thunderstorms”) to benefit a teacher who lacks a broad knowledge of science.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

For example, if you’re studying for a biology exam, tagging relevant documents with terms like “photosynthesis” or “cell division” can help you quickly retrieve the information you need. These apps allow you to block out time for each subject, set reminders for upcoming exams and assignments, and visualize your weekly schedule.

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High School High School Study Exams 167

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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. One session on AP European History alone got 845 viewers. “I 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.

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Testing Exams Teachers History 156

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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. Latiker points out, “but he couldn’t teach elementary education because of his performance on the Praxis math exam.” We don’t need a standardized exam for that. asks James.

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Exams Teachers Testing Math 196

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JULY 22, 2020

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that scores for eight-grade students on civics, history and geography exams all dipped from 2014 to 2018. And perform worse on tests.

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JULY 30, 2021

That move is predicted to prohibit Chinese education firms teaching core subjects to students from kindergarten through 9th grade from making a profit, going public, raising capital or offering tutoring services during weekends and holidays. His classes grew in size and number.

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Exams Intelligence Testing Coaching 217

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Learning management systems send alerts to parents about missed assignments and grades. You point out that some well-intentioned tools can have unintended consequences for kids, even online gradebooks that notify parents of grades and missed assignments. So it's more than an online grading portal. How do you mean?

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Failure Assignments Communication Middle School 210

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Several fellows also craved more learning experiences that reflected their everyday lives, whether that comes via more experiential learning opportunities or through bringing in personal histories to classrooms and curriculum. Outcomes, Testing and Grading Which methods of assessment best measure learning and ability?

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

With schools and testing centers closed across the country, COVID-19 has prevented at least one million students in the high school class of 2021 from taking the ACT or SAT exams. Many hundreds of thousands of students are still waiting to take an exam. About 70 percent of students did submit one, while 30 percent did not.

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Testing Exams Internet Fairness 162

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JULY 25, 2016

In 2013, no females took the exam in Mississippi, Montana, and Wyoming, and 11 states had no black students engage in the exam. Over the past decade, the average AP exam has doubled in enrollment, but in Computer Science A, it’s quadrupled,” Packer says.)

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

This is] the largest launch in College Board history. The adoption of the AP Computer Science Principles course in 2,500 schools marks “the largest launch in College Board history,” Coleman says. In 2013, no females took the exam in Mississippi, Montana, and Wyoming, and 11 states had no black students engage in the exam.

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Science Exams Testing History 120

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AUGUST 27, 2019

With that in mind, I recently did some sleuthing of my own and tracked down a half dozen history and geography teachers around my age who remember time spent hunched over TVs and early PCs, discovering for the first time that the world was much bigger and more exciting than our backyards. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been so surprised.

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History Exams Culture Knowledge 166

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

A few years ago I had a student named Abby in my history class, who had always been in self-contained special education classrooms. But I’ve never done well in history,” they say. Yet every year I see these same students soar and complete the class with high grades. I’m not smart.” Enter research. Of course I said yes.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Moulton has worked in the field for about 15 years with a small family-run company called Educational Data Systems , which makes exams for local districts and high stakes tests for the state of California. If the questions are graded on scale of one to 10, then it doesn’t provide much benefit. It’s a reasonable trend.

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Testing Fairness Multiple Choice Questions Exams 167

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Some of them travel to the campus during the school day to take courses in introductory English, history, psychology and sociology. Among people who started ninth grade in 2009, about a third took some type of dual enrollment course, Fink says, adding, “That’s a big penetration into the high school market.” It transfers so widely.

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MARCH 2, 2020

I wasn’t requiring teachers to include an instructional video or a voiceover audio for lessons,” says Boyle, who oversees about 450 students in grades 6-12. “No Some of the teachers we know, who teach first and second grade, for the first couple of weeks were working 18 hour days,” says Robin Shawver, a librarian at the school.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Students have fun guessing and are usually surprised by the company – in the past I have used FTX (the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange), WeWork (the now bankrupt co-working space company), and Apple (one of the most highly valued companies in history). But I do try to make those assignments as engaging as possible.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Differences in lived experiences, values, beliefs, histories, identities, and more will influence how individual students experience the learning environment (Lovett, Bridges, DiPietro, Ambrose, & Norman, 2023). For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Students have fun guessing and are usually surprised by the company – in the past I have used FTX (the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange), WeWork (the now bankrupt co-working space company), and Apple (one of the most highly valued companies in history). But I do try to make those assignments as engaging as possible.

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Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 110

eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2016

With pre-built questions, customization features, automated grading, and Gradebook tracking, teachers will now be able to use our science and social studies content to accurately assess their students’ knowledge and understanding within those subjects.”. This feature can also be used to differentiate homework assignments from exams.

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Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Social Studies Exams 108

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FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Students learn to think beyond the parameters of passing an exam. Music Beyond Borders With my third grade students, I integrate the study of America into our music class. In our school, we use Chromebooks in grades three and up and iPads in grades PreK-2. Music unleashes creative powers in the classroom.

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Teaching Teaching Philosophy Assignments Exams 132

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

I struggled from an early age with comprehension and performed below the average on national reading exams. I struggled from an early age with comprehension and performed below the average on national reading exams. However, this one-time weakness ultimately became an advantage in the classroom. Conference: YALSA Symposium.

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Exams English Students Assignments 135

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

. — Edson Barton, CEO, YouScience The Science of Reading continues to gain momentum in changing how educators approach reading instruction, particularly in foundational skills for Grades K-3. We see older readers struggle with foundational literacy skills, which are often only taught up until the third grade.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

Those of us concerned about student anxiety in our courses have history on our side. The pressure to solve problems, answer multiple-choice question, and write essays on an exam scares them. Two recent articles (see the references) explore the anxiety associated with social science statistics courses.

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Teaching Multidisciplinary Multiple Choice Questions Exams 110

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JULY 29, 2019

grade point average and is going to Clemson University on a full ride. Check out the incredible gains Allendale high school students made in their end of course exams. US History — In 2018, 19% of students passed; in 2019, 53% passed. She has a 4.0 What are your goals for Allendale going forward? Algebra 1 — In 2018, 19.8%

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Students Exams Learning Styles Culture 157

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

There is no such requirement for tests and quizzes though—so overall grades can certainly be lower than a B.) Beyond that, Futures draws a wide cross section of students, including those who have struggled in traditional schools and need remediation to improve their grades. Now she talks about transferring full time.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Districts will forgo a ‘wait to fail’ model where students are identified in third or fourth grade before receiving the instruction they need vs. giving instruction to all students from the onset of school. –Janice Kohler-Curtis, Chief Academic Officer, The Institute for Multi-Sensory Education. — Keith Look, Ed.D.,

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Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Language 363

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JULY 27, 2016

Having students create podcasts to review different topics is a great way to study before an exam. Check out the review podcasts Mr. Couse created for his 6th grade Science class by clicking here. Research shows that it is much easier for our brains to retain information when we speak out loud. As an independent learning project.

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Exams Assignments Social Studies Study 104

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

Those of us concerned about student anxiety in our courses have history on our side. The pressure to solve problems, answer multiple-choice question, and write essays on an exam scares them. Two recent articles (see the references) explore the anxiety associated with social science statistics courses.

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Teaching Multidisciplinary Multiple Choice Questions Exams 96

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AUGUST 21, 2017

Teachers have a long history of throwing the baby out with the bathwater in our pursuit of the next “great thing.” In fact—and I am very proud of this—in my 4th grade class, I was chosen to set-up and rewind the film projector, a skill that sadly has not been in high demand since. Like all things, the details matter a great deal.

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Learning History Exams Knowledge 116

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

As director of the futures initiative at CUNY's Graduate Center, Davidson studies and thinks a lot about cultural history and technology. He was the youngest president in Harvard's history, and during that time he worked with many other of his peers on turning the Puritan college into the modern American research university.

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Education Intelligence History Essay 140

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APRIL 24, 2018

With over 348,000 students answering 14,5000 discrete practice problems, 90% of whom improve their grades, it seems like a no-brainer. There are no History, English literature, languages, or what are commonly considered ‘soft’ subjects available. You can sign up for free to watch a limited number of videos. Great stuff.

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Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 94

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.” While grades provide extrinsic motivation for some students, not all students are driven by the sole purpose of getting a good grade.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.” While grades provide extrinsic motivation for some students, not all students are driven by the sole purpose of getting a good grade.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Geography includes eight games for beginner and intermediate students with over 40 hours of interactive content, more than 600 hand-drawn graphics, and 1,000-plus questions on borders, shapes, landmarks, history, state culture, flags, mottos, capitals, and major cities. There is little higher-order thinking requiredf. Education Applications.

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