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Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers

Cult of Pedagogy

If there is one learning strategy I’ve probably talked the most about on this platform, it’s retrieval practice. A big and growing body of research tells us that when we study with retrieval, we learn and remember things much better than we do by other review methods. That class always has a wait list now.”

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College Board Changes AP Exams Again to Accommodate Pandemic-Era Testing

Edsurge

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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LearnWith.AI Launches TeachTap, the first AI-powered learning app for AP exam prep and high school courses

eSchool News

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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What data is necessary to help students succeed?

eSchool News

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?

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Will AI Make Standardized Tests Obsolete?

Edsurge

For instance, ETS, one of the oldest and largest players in standardized testing, is moving away from traditional college entrance exams like the SAT to focus on new approaches to measure the skills and persistence of students. Experts are urging caution, however, especially when AI is used in analyzing data and building test questions. “We

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6 tools for real formative assessment

eSchool News

As education policy moves away from the much-maligned No Child Left Behind and toward new legislation focusing on learning outcomes, technology-enabled formative assessments are moving to the foreground as a way to gauge student learning in real time. “[Districts] are really looking to publishers to help them with that.

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Why Old Arguments for Earning a Diploma Don't Resonate With My Students — and Which Ones Will

Edsurge

In our current educational landscape, you have to either receive a traditional high school diploma or pass the General Educational Development exam to access most postsecondary schooling options, including trade schools and community colleges.