eSchool News

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. Chief Product Officer Phil Hewinson.

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Exams High School High School History 140

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2020

A library for centralizing useful content, ranging from reading materials to exam papers. Polls and quizzes to test knowledge and enable peer-to-peer learning. The platform includes the following features: Dynamic communication channels to stay connected as a class. For more information visit the Eko website.

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Quizzes Exams Learning Communication 164

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

When I started teaching data science and artificial intelligence in Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, I was frustrated by how little insight I actually felt I had into how effective my teaching was, until the end-of-semester final exam grades and student assessments came in. So how does one identify a student’s knowledge state?

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Teaching Instructors Quizzes Intelligence 213

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Catherine Truitt, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Carolina, says: “By equipping educators and students with the knowledge and skills of AI, we are ensuring they are better prepared for their future. Interactive quizzes with instant feedback to reinforce learning and save educators’ valuable time.

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Intelligence Exams Ethics Learning Styles 257

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2019

Such are the tools developed and offered by Examity , a provider of exam proctoring tools used by colleges and universities, assessment groups, professional certification boards and employers. Examity offers a menu of live and automated proctoring services. Kaplan also uses Examity for its nursing test-prep services.

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Exams Online Learning Testing Quizzes 161

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

She suggested a checklist on ways to improve research, design, development and implementation: “It's identifying your learning objectives, thinking about how you're going to assess them, especially beyond exams and quizzes to more formative forms of assessment, and then planning out your activities.

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Peer Review Gamification Mobile Devices Learning 217

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

QuizGecko: Versatility and Innovation Among the leading AI-powered quiz generators, QuizGecko is a versatile tool that can transform text, documents, or URLs into captivating interactive quizzes. Riddle: User-Friendly Engagement A user-friendly quiz maker, Riddle offers an intuitive interface for crafting engaging quizzes.

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Quizzes Gamification Teaching Methods Feedback 148

Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2024

They sat down and figured out what knowledge students needed to grasp, and the extent to which they needed to prove proficiency. Not long after, Spoon started changing up how she handled quizzes in a calculus class she taught.

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Math Quizzes Instructors Students 172

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class. I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. I administer two daily quizzes in that course.

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Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 104

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Building upon what Madeline Hunter calls an “anticipatory set,” instructors can try to spark curiosity, activate prior knowledge or help students lean into learning with a sense of expectation? In other words, too often we merely administer a high stakes exam or a pop quiz to check whether they watched a video.

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Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 186

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

quizzes and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students’ heads (e.g., If we’re going to ask our students to ‘retrieve’ and ‘interleave’ their learning weeks and even months later, can it at least be knowledge and skills that are worth remembering? Of course students need to have factual knowledge and procedural fluency.

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Quizzes Learning Lecturing Students 143

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class. I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. I administer two daily quizzes in that course.

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Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 96

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. Using the question bank as a starting point, educators can create custom assessments ranging from short multiple-choice quizzes to longer mixed-question assessments.

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Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Social Studies Exams 118

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

When it comes to assessing student knowledge levels, data has empowered more schools to choose formative assessments versus summative assessments. . These short, informal quizzes can offer snapshots of individual student performance and allow teachers to adjust their teaching as the student grows. . “At

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Quizzes Students Elementary School Elementary School 155

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

The pressure to solve problems, answer multiple-choice question, and write essays on an exam scares them. What’s causing the anxiety can be named, students can be encouraged, features of the course that create lots of anxiety can be identified and possibly modified, such as providing some choice as to the value of quizzes and exams.

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Teaching Multidisciplinary Multiple Choice Questions Exams 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Just as a chef with pre-developed culinary skills meticulously selects ingredients and carefully plans before creating a masterpiece, educators must equip students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for their academic success. Pharmacy preparation courses have also been shown to boost cumulative GPAs (Klausner et al.

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Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

MARCH 27, 2025

In my reality, most students could use their previous knowledge to muddle through the assessments of an introductory course at an accelerated pace. They have after all been in school for the last 13 years and they have become really good at taking quizzes and exams and writing essays with thesis statements.

Assignments 106

Assignments Exams Learning Quizzes 106

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

The pressure to solve problems, answer multiple-choice question, and write essays on an exam scares them. What’s causing the anxiety can be named, students can be encouraged, features of the course that create lots of anxiety can be identified and possibly modified, such as providing some choice as to the value of quizzes and exams.

Teaching 101

Teaching Multidisciplinary Multiple Choice Questions Exams 101

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

I was able to lead a discussion in each class on “things we know about complex numbers” and have each student give one new fact from their list until the collective knowledge of the class had been exhausted and was written out on my Smartboard. I used this as a formative assessment for my classes. And what did we miss?”

Math 216

Math Testing Coaching Assignments 216

Faculty Focus

JUNE 30, 2024

If students don’t have the knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish the task, how can they acquire those? 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

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

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Already she’s reached out to Screencastify, Explain Everything, EdPuzzle and Pear Deck, the latter which is being used to let students draw their understanding and take short quizzes quickly. (A Is that really the best way to assess students’ knowledge, in a multiple choice test,” she asks. “I So we’re trying to fill that void.”

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Schools Students Assignments Testing 218

Faculty Focus

JUNE 30, 2024

If students don’t have the knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish the task, how can they acquire those? 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.

Motivation 108

Motivation Beliefs Exams Students 108

Faculty Focus

MARCH 27, 2025

In my reality, most students could use their previous knowledge to muddle through the assessments of an introductory course at an accelerated pace. They have after all been in school for the last 13 years and they have become really good at taking quizzes and exams and writing essays with thesis statements.

Assignments 94

Assignments Exams Learning Quizzes 94

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Another notable strategy is project-based learning, where students tackle real-world problems or tasks to apply and integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines. Moreover, traditional assessment tools, including quizzes, tests, and exams, remain essential for gauging student comprehension and mastery of material.

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Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Take positive student comments as evidence of this improvement—for example, “eight students commented favorably that when I added weekly quizzes they felt more prepared for exams.” Or, “previously, students questioned my knowledge. That comment did not appear once since I began writing notes on my slides in real time.”

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Course Evaluations Evaluation Gamification Lecturing 122

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Learning Management Systems With learning management systems now installed at nearly all higher education institutions here and abroad, instructors can create course materials, assess student progress and generate custom exams. Some of the systems also offer video editing, recording and screen downloading options.

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Online Learning Lecturing Learning Instructors 156

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is analogous to the traditional learning model, in which teachers impact knowledge on students. Together, they create knowledge and achieve learning outcomes (Downing, 2017; Ramos, Cattaneo, de Jong, Espadeiro, 2022). This can lead to significant retention and the capability to apply knowledge novelly.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

Gaggle Speaks

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Typically, teachers are constantly asking for answers from students—answers to homework, quizzes, and exams. If students are asking questions, they’re craving more in order to create their own paths to knowledge retention. The path to knowledge is different for everyone. Ask open-ended questions.

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Quizzes Exams Fairness Students 76

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Take positive student comments as evidence of this improvement—for example, “eight students commented favorably that when I added weekly quizzes they felt more prepared for exams.” Or, “previously, students questioned my knowledge. That comment did not appear once since I began writing notes on my slides in real time.”

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Course Evaluations Evaluation Gamification Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

In my confusion, I began reading for curiosity rather than exams. He compared knowledge to an adventurous exploration, best enjoyed with an open and curious mind. I have never used traditional tests in my classes because I dont believe that teaching ability can be measured through exams.

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Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 97

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is analogous to the traditional learning model, in which teachers impact knowledge on students. Together, they create knowledge and achieve learning outcomes (Downing, 2017; Ramos, Cattaneo, de Jong, Espadeiro, 2022). This can lead to significant retention and the capability to apply knowledge novelly.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Conducting regular assessments using real-time polls and quizzes allow students to understand how well they’re doing and where they may need to place additional effort. High-stakes exams may in fact do a better job of measuring how well students cope with test taking, rather than assessing actual learning. Dillinger, K (2023).

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Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

It stands for: Transparency Real World Applications Universal Design for Learning Social Knowledge Construction Trial and Error Transparency refers to making the purpose and requirements for the assignment as clear as possible. Yet, many college assignments lack the opportunity for students to construct knowledge with others.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

It stands for: Transparency Real World Applications Universal Design for Learning Social Knowledge Construction Trial and Error Transparency refers to making the purpose and requirements for the assignment as clear as possible. Yet, many college assignments lack the opportunity for students to construct knowledge with others.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Educators have come to realize that there are lots of reasons why a test score doesn’t reflect student knowledge. knowledge rather than facility presenting it. Once they finish, teachers can assess learning either formatively or summatively using quizzes, games, and more. No need to look further. Crowdsourced study guide.

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Learning Essay Students Testing 92

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Just as a chef with pre-developed culinary skills meticulously selects ingredients and carefully plans before creating a masterpiece, educators must equip students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for their academic success. Pharmacy preparation courses have also been shown to boost cumulative GPAs (Klausner et al.

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Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 72