Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Since the Advanced Placement (AP) program began in the 1950s, tens of millions of students have taken their exams in school, with paper and pencil, over the course of several hours. The result was an open book, open note, abbreviated at-home exam , using whatever device a student had available. It was not without its hiccups.

Exams 218

Exams Testing Multiple Choice Questions Internet 218

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2020

Preparing for a major exam—one that you paid and studied months for—is stressful enough. And the only recourse is that you get to retake the test, with different questions, a month later. And the only recourse is that you get to retake the test, with different questions, a month later. Your AP Exam Is Complete.”

Exams 180

Exams Testing Students Questions 180

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In this post, Sarah Dunn , a high school math teacher, shares the strategy she uses to get students thinking critically about mathematical mistakes. With the speed dating set up, the students can bounce questions off of one another and engage in discussion. I have also noticed that students do not read the full question.

Math 453

Math Exams Blended Learning Questions 453

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

The app offers a personalized feed of entertaining and educational videos, images, questions, and memes, ensuring that students remain engaged while mastering the material. “TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. Chief Product Officer Phil Hewinson.

Exams 137

Exams High School High School History 137

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The College Board will soon allow high school students to register for Advanced Placement (AP) exams in the fall, rather than having them wait until spring—just before the exams are held. schools, the option to register in the fall led to more underrepresented and low-income students taking the AP exams.

Exams 167

Exams Participation Study Feedback 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

That is the clearest takeaway from survey results published this month by the ACT Center for Equity in Learning, an arm of the nonprofit best known for its college entrance exam. And students, at the time they answered these questions, may have expected to return to school in person later in the semester, or at the very least this fall.

High School 198

High School High School Internet Students 198

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The guide contains examples of how some educators are teaching with ChatGPT, along with a series of frequently-asked questions that may help guide teachers as they seek to strike a balance between accepting AI’s presence and an over-reliance on such tools. You can take these ideas and make them your own.”

Teaching 269

Teaching Quizzes Exams English 269

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

To remediate the exam preparation study skills that beginning (and other) students are missing, most of us respond by telling students about those skills that make for good exam performance. 272) An analysis of the reflection papers students (in five seminar sections) wrote after the exam revealed five themes. Come to class.”

Exams 105

Exams Assignments Study Evaluation 105

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

percent of students reported having a test, quiz, or exam within their first week of school. As another survey conducted on September 3, 2024, by Brainly.com of 1,500 students revealed, 72 percent of high school students are stressed about returning to school this year. percent), studying for tests (48.8

Essay 276

Essay Schools Ethics Students 276

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Over 30 years ago, I took my first job in public education as a biology high school teacher, and instantly knew this was the career path for me. Establish and share online learning guidelines First, I recommend asking yourself these key questions: Do you have safeguards in place to ensure academic integrity?

Exams 246

Exams Schools Academic Integrity Communication 246

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

Distance Learning 246

Distance Learning Exams English Math 246

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The debate over using test scores in college admissions has oscillated between requiring them and questioning their necessity in favor of relying more on student grade point averages (GPAs). While high school GPAs provide valuable insight, grade inflation can mar their reliability.

Testing 266

Testing Exams Evaluation History 266

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In contrast, medical school can overwhelm students with detailed information, like longitudinal reports on multiple-choice question performance throughout the year. This raises an essential question: What kind of feedback information is genuinely useful for students?

Multiple Choice Questions 268

Multiple Choice Questions Feedback Students History 268

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

To overcome these challenges, schools must emphasize early intervention, interactive teaching strategies, and the use of engaging digital tools. As students work through assignments on the platform, they must answer all questions in a given problem set correctly before proceeding. The results?

Coaching 278

Coaching Math Students Assignments 278

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

And for high school students, preparing for the ACT and SAT remains as important as ever. Students or their parents could pick up study guidebooks and computer practice exams, for example. Still many students, and especially those still in high school, struggle without guidance and accountability.

Testing 246

Testing Exams Study Online Learning 246

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The district is home to eight National Blue Ribbon Schools and serves a large bilingual and English language learner population. Laredo ISD began piloting IXL in 2019 to complement its high school English language arts instruction and to identify areas where students were struggling. ” IXL’s impact in Texas.

English 211

English Exams Language Languages 211

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

The College Board says it is preparing to offer digital versions of the SAT test in students’ homes later this year, “in the unlikely event” that schools remain closed through the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We But offering a digital SAT to students from their homes raises the tough question of how to prevent cheating.

Testing 208

Testing Exams Internet Questions 208

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2024

Each year, some students do not meet these expectations, and as a result, they are told they have not earned a high school diploma and aren’t able to walk across the stage with their peers. Today, as our children leave high school and enter the so-called “real world,” they are facing a world changing at an unprecedented pace.

Multidisciplinary 206

Multidisciplinary Counselling Multiple Choice Questions Exams 206

eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

.” – Cody Ashley, middle school teacher Middle school, high school and college students preparing for class exams and state assessments can build personalized study plans in seconds using Brainly’s generative AI technology. By optimizing their study routines, Learners can also optimize their academic success.”

Testing 137

Testing Exams Textbooks Students 137

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A free online course from Rice University uses attention-grabbing videos, interactive lab activities, dramatic physics demonstrations, engaging instructors and a free online textbook to help high school students prepare for the Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1 Exam. Part 4 will offer a comprehensive exam prep.

Exams 161

Exams Lecturing Textbooks Instructors 161

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

We asked education experts to share their thoughts regarding student success priorities in 2025 (find 50 edtech predictions for 2025 here )–discover what they had to say: Across the country, there is growing consensus and demand for high school transformation. Students often learn best by doing.

Learning 309

Learning Students Critical Thinking Math 309

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2023

The first big tip: College is not like High School. Learn how to work in a team, ask questions, and do presentations. If you already know the career path you want to follow, choose your high school classes based on your areas of interest. Succeeding in the former in no way predicts success in the latter.

Exams 146

Exams High School High School Art 146

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2022

Among the changes , the exam length has been cut down by an hour, from three to two, with shorter passages about a broader range of topics and one question per reading section. The College Board argues that the new changes will increase the amount of options for schools regarding when and how to administer the exam. “As

Testing 172

Testing Exams Internet High School 172

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Name: EduRev HQ: Gurgaon, India Founded: 2017 This startup aims to help students in India between 15 and 23 years old study for a variety of entrance and occupational exams. Users receive access to study groups and a question bank of tens of thousands of questions.

Exams 184

Exams Coaching Science Testing 184

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2015

To provide teachers with new ways to involve students in hands-on, inquiry-based science this school year, PASCO Scientific is introducing new hardware, apparatus, and curriculum solutions to engage students in STEM subjects such as chemistry and physics, and motivate them to want to learn more.

STEM 172

STEM Exams Motivation Questions 172

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2023

It’s an ecosystem that could transform schools—sites for teaching and learning—into marketplaces—sites for buying and selling. College’s Use of Exam-Proctoring Software to ‘Scan’ Rooms Violated Privacy Rights, Judge Finds By Jeffrey R. What should teenagers do after high school in these changing times?

Education 172

Education Exams Instructors Essay 172

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2018

Sara Stringer, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has a list of great websites for high school students. I don’t post enough about high school so I’m thrilled with her article: Some students study more productively in groups, working with their peers. Subject Focused. Physics Forums.

High School 75

High School High School Study Confidentiality 75

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2017

It’s a question I often ask myself and educators in my professional network. In fact, this question has become the cornerstone of my personal educational philosophy, and a guiding principle for my team of high school social studies educators at Fairfax County Public Schools. Are you teaching for tomorrow?

Social Studies 166

Social Studies Study Teaching Students 166

Edsurge

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. Is There a ‘Better Way’?

Testing 162

Testing Exams Internet Fairness 162

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

From the parent perspective, such assessments can deliver near-immediate information about how children are learning and achieving, said Marty Creel, Discovery Education’s Chief Academic Officer and previously head of curriculum at Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. They can add videos, images and diagrams.

Multiple Choice Questions 189

Multiple Choice Questions Exams Coaching Motivation 189

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

The once novel technology behind chess- and gameshow-playing computers is all but commonplace today; it’s in everything from medical diagnostic applications to Gmail spam filters—and as some high school and college students are finding out, a new generation of online tools for foreign language learning.

Teaching 163

Teaching Exams Textbooks Intelligence 163

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

With educators duking it out in the so-called “math wars” over the curriculum changes in California — which recommended delaying algebra, a critical juncture in the race to calculus in K-12 — the question rose to the fore this year. I got As in middle school but soon as high school the teaching got muddled.

STEM 172

STEM Exams Math Language 172

eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2016

For many high school students, the PSAT/NMSQT® is more than practice for the SAT® or ACT® — it’s the first meaningful step on their path to college, as a high PSAT score can attract notice from colleges and open the door to scholarship opportunities. Free for all students, Kaplan’s PSAT Prep Live will give the 3.8

Testing 118

Testing Exams Motivation Math 118

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Mira then had students use Flipgrid to record reflections on the book creation process–what they learned, strategies they employed for writing, and a question for Debbie Ridpath Ohi (the author of the writing prompt). What’s more, Mira reached out to Debbie and she gave her own feedback on the books and answered the questions!

Education 262

Education Exams Motivation Elementary School 262

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This is almost replacing the high-touch engagement students are used to having in high school,” says Katharine Meyer, a researcher at Brown University who helped to run the chatbot study. “It Students could access chatbot quizzes ahead of exams to help assess their level of understanding. Are we part of the problem?”

Student Engagement 200

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Students 200

eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2016

To the casual observer, the SAT looks the same — questions on math and English, an essay, a set amount of time to finish each question. But the college entrance exam has gotten a makeover. High school students are taking a new version of the SAT, which incorporates the first changes to the test since 2005.

Exams 118

Exams Essay Testing Writing 118

Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2023

My son's high school is obsessed with getting us to check Canvas, which is [the learning management system] they use, and it's where all the assignments are. Kids shouldn't be able to during the school day, if you're sitting in one class and you can get your grades in another class. How do you mean?

Failure 210

Failure Assignments Communication Middle School 210