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The dangers of attempting to ‘Instant Pot’ educational progress

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In 2024, both Oklahoma and Wisconsin lowered what it means for students to be proficient in grade-level content. That means students this year did not need to achieve the same mastery of knowledge and skills as kids in previous years. Its a troubling trend thats sweeping through red states and blue states alike.

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Remote learning hurt high school grad rates–ditching exit exams helped

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When states that normally required a high school exit exam waived that requirement, graduation rates went up. Through the class of ‘28, I think we’ll still be seeing these impacts on kids who were in fifth to eighth grade during the pandemic,” said Bob Balfanz, a Johns Hopkins education professor and an author of the new report.

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Most states don’t actually know if teachers are qualified to teach reading

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The data brief, False Assurances: Many states’ licensure tests don’t signal whether elementary teachers understand reading instruction , provides the most up-to-date analysis on the quality of elementary reading teacher licensure exams being used by each state. Just six exams are rated “strong” and four are rated “acceptable.”

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Is It Ethical to Run Learning Experiments On Students Without Their Knowledge?

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In June, Dartmouth College dropped a cheating investigation into medical students following the dubious use of Canvas to track perceived activity during exams. It’s a timely one, too, as recent news has shown just how tired students are of secret monitoring. But if researchers are A/B testing two innocuous options, what’s the harm?

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4 Proven Strategies To Boost Exam Preparation

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Preparing for exams requires a systematic approach to ensure you cover all the necessary material and feel confident on test day. This pressure can actually hurt your chances of doing well on the exams. Preparation is the best way to not feel stressed and go into the exams with a clear mind.

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Leveraging digital testing to build student confidence

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So, then it may influence your academic performance and reflect on your grades.”. While students may not count the ability to continue taking exams as a benefit, it’s these very platforms that can enable them to continue building their knowledge and their confidence.

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How Do You Grade a Creative Assignment?

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Seeing as how art has been such a big part of Irish history and culture, I was thinking about something artistic in some way, but how on earth do I grade something creative? Do I grade a student lower if she/he isn't able to write a song or create some kind of representative artistic element? What do I do? Suppose that…?