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.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2021

The academic year is winding down at schools and colleges, and some instructors are rethinking their usual approach to final exams to fit this unprecedented time. The students were tasked with teaching physics concepts they’d learned to their elderly conversation partners. Share your experiences with us at jeff@edsurge.com.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2020

The truth is that not all online learning experiences are of suspect quality. When done well, online learning can be highly successful—opening the door to numerous learning opportunities that students otherwise wouldn’t be exposed to, while providing very rich and rigorous instruction. Qualified teachers. Qualified teachers.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 3, 2019

As the fall semester comes to a close, many teachers are thinking about final exams or end of the semester summative assessments. Often those semester exams cover a lot of information. The prospect of preparing students for those exams can be daunting. Instead of asking, “How can I help students to review for the exam?”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2024

Because studying for exams can feel overwhelming. xx The Ask a Tech Teacher team shares a variety of digital tools that improve and streamline exam prep: How Digital Study Techniques Improve Exam Preparation Studying for exams can often feel like this huge, monumental task that causes not only stress but existential anxiety.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

Minnesota previously eliminated its graduation exam requirement for math, which resulted in a decade-long slide in student proficiency. Instead of entering college ready to embrace higher education, those students now must spend time and treasure to learn knowledge and skills they could and should have acquired in high school.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2022

Colleges can’t tap into a student’s webcam to scan the room around them during remote exams. One of the students, Aaron Ogletree, filed the lawsuit, noting that his personal documents—including tax forms that he didn’t have time to remove before the exam—were visible, and that the scan was essentially an unreasonable search.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, is excited to introduce Savvas PathMaker, a brand-new, all-in-one solution for college and career readiness that gives students a head start on post-high school success.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2023

It is also a cognitively challenging task since it requires thinking about the key concepts in a unit or learning cycle and producing a collection of questions to guide students in recalling information and developing a deeper understanding of the material. This is much more effective than having a single Jeopardy review game before an exam.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 13, 2023

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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

When they take their seats for the morning bell, learning fractions or the parts of a sentence is often the furthest thing from their minds. In fact, O’Grady’s third graders last year performed 10 points higher than the national third-grade average on NWEA’s Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) benchmark exam. Promoting active learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Editor’s note : This story on collaborative learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. And those benefits are even greater when educators and students learn together, especially as we navigate new tech enablers like AI apps and tools.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2022

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam will be taken entirely online next year. Many other states already have fully online tests—and in response to the pandemic, graduate entrance and career certification exams have shifted online as well.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

While not calling for a return to those rigid structures, in their edWebinar “ Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning: Making It Work ,” Dina Brulles, Ph.D., both education consultants, advocated for using groups to assist student learning. This helps students avoid labels and learn to work with all of their peers.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Topping our monthly Top 5 list was a look at how professors are rebooting oral exams to respond to concerns that students can now use ChatGPT and other AI tools to cheat on essays. Some are bringing back a classic approach that was once common in medieval universities: the oral exam. Will the ideas catch on?

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

By combining a social media-style interface with academically rigorous content, TeachTap makes learning more fun, efficient and accessible than ever before. By combining a social media-style interface with academically rigorous content, TeachTap makes learning more fun, efficient and accessible than ever before.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 5, 2019

Students encounter unfamiliar words all of the time, but few slow down to think about what they can learn about those unfamiliar words based on how they are used. What can you learn about the word based on the information in the sentence? We cannot assume that students will know how to do this without instruction and practice.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A 2021 College Board analysis found that simply completing AP classes and taking the exams made students more likely to enroll in college and excel in introductory courses. Strong AP exam scores allow students to earn college credits and potentially skip introductory university courses. There is a threshold.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

and LEHI, Utah — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people worldwide, announced it has acquired Emmersion , the Utah-based leader in certifying language ability through artificial intelligence. Guide student learning with confidence. SAN MATEO, Calif.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The global pandemic of superficial learning characterised by the passive acceptance of information, memorisation of isolated and unlinked facts, and a lack of opportunity to explore subjects in depth – has resulted in millions being left unprepared for deeper challenges beyond passing exams.

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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. IXL’s TEKS alignment has been independently reviewed by Learning List. About IXL Learning.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 19, 2014

When I introduced the final exam, I told my students I wanted to be BLOWN AWAY. Teachers need to take time to transform their classrooms into makerspaces where kids are encouraged to create, invent and learn. It has been exciting to experiment with tactile learning in an English classroom! Learning'

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Because AP classes use a standardized test to assess how well students have learned and can apply the concepts taught in these courses, they are generally well accepted by colleges and universities both as a measure of academic achievement and for college credit.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. Learning That Works for Every Student Imagine a student who is bright, curious, and eager to learn but constantly struggles in a traditional classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2015

The end of the school year typically blows by in a blur of exams. I’m often left wishing I had done more to get my students reflecting on the year. Not this year! This year, I am going to have my students write themselves a letter to be delivered in the future.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Helping students review for an exam often takes the form of a study guide or review game. Given that my focus is on designing and facilitating student-centered learning experiences utilizing blended learning, I suggest that teachers rethink their traditional approaches to helping students prepare for assessments. Click to cop y.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

It’s a common belief that testing anxiety affects only older students, such as those taking high school or college placement exams. In special education programs, many of our students’ disabilities are closely related to anxiety, and testing can be a trigger that heightens those negative thoughts and feelings.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

District leadership and curriculum or team leads tend to measure curriculum more quantitatively, based on numbers reflected in test and exam scores. For the second year in a row, roles farther from the classroom (district leaders, school leaders) rated their own curriculum higher than those closer to the classroom (teachers and IT staff).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We just used Carnegie Learning Math.” Our 6th graders, 74% of them passed the state exam. And that’s after just one year of implementing Carnegie Learning.” Carnegie Learning math moved everybody up.” MATHia works hand-in-hand with MATHbook, reinforcing what students are learning from their instructors.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Nonprofit VHS Learning is partnering with Continental Han Feng Network Technology (CHF) to develop a full Chinese language high school program. Chinese 1 through AP® Chinese Language and Culture courses will be added to the more than 250 online courses currently offered by VHS Learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Improving student learning and student success is necessary for students to compete in a rapidly changing world that requires critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability. Learning losses and persistent equity challenges linger even as the world marks one more year since the COVID pandemic.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2021

Students in project-based learning ( PBL ) classrooms across the United States significantly outperform students in typical classrooms, according to four studies released from Lucas Education Research, a division of the George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), along with researchers from five major universities.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Lincolnshire, IL – National momentum around the science of reading continues to increase and with it the demand for professional learning for the entire school community. To help meet this need, 95 Percent Group launched 95 Foundational Tools. teacher shortage that has increased from 36,000 vacant positions two years ago to 55,000 today.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

The Ohio high school additionally saw a 35 percent increase in students’ scores on AP exams rising from 3 to 4. The district increased black student enrollment in AP classes by 600 percent back in 2006. It achieved these increases by taking a closer look at its student data, with the help of Randall Sampson.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

The cheating-related concerns are warranted, but many appear to overlook a key point: students opting to cheat on homework, essays, or exams is not a new phenomenon. Companies like Chegg have become multi-billion dollar platforms , which is mainly attributable to students seeking on-demand access to textbook and exam answers.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2024

Developed through Samsung Electronics’ C-Lab venture program, the software revolutionizes exam monitoring with just a smartphone. Proctormatic’s key features include: 99% Accuracy: Ensuring the highest level of exam integrity by identifying cheating with remarkable precision. .”

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