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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.

Quizzes 148

Quizzes Gamification Teaching Methods Feedback 148

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

In most cases, what professors ask students to do outside the classrooms is watch video lectures, and Barba thinks that part of the flipped approach needs to go, and that professors are relying too much on such videos as a crutch. STEM has always been lecture heavy,” she says, “and that's the big difference.”

Lecturing 161

Lecturing Learning STEM Instructors 161

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.

Quizzes 97

Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams 97

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

That became clear a few years ago, when a particularly bright student in a calculus class Talbert was teaching bombed the first exam. Her score on that exam was so low, in fact, that she realized she had no chance to get an A in the course, no matter how well she might do on future tests and assignments.

Grades 194

Grades Exams Feedback Testing 194

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

quizzes and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students’ heads (e.g., lectures)” (p. practicing math problems, quizzes, flashcards, teacher lectures, and so on). In Powerful Teaching , the authors focus on the potential of: Retrieval practice – “pulling information out of students’ heads (e.g.,

Quizzes 143

Quizzes Learning Lecturing Students 143

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. MOOC critics say that streaming lectures is not terribly innovative.

Online Learning 157

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Instructors 157

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Here are a few more: Quizzes : Assigning tests and quizzes throughout the semester is necessary to assess student understanding of important course content. A nonlinear approach to testing incorporates student-generated quizzes. that demonstrate the content in a more creative way. Why not give both to our students?

Teaching 119

Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 119

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Here are a few more: Quizzes : Assigning tests and quizzes throughout the semester is necessary to assess student understanding of important course content. A nonlinear approach to testing incorporates student-generated quizzes. that demonstrate the content in a more creative way. Why not give both to our students?

Teaching 111

Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 111

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This can be a real challenge for procrastinators, multitaskers, responsibility jugglers and anyone tempted to half-listen to a lecture while scrolling through social media—in other words, many people. Students could access chatbot quizzes ahead of exams to help assess their level of understanding.

Student Engagement 194

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 194

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

PowerPoints, brief lectures or lecture videos, images, diagrams, quizzes, and interactive activities can be utilized to deliver prelusive course content. The pre-course can be non-graded but consider including opportunities for students to assess their own understanding and progress through self-assessment quizzes.

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

So, for those of us that cannot add one more thing to our already packed class schedules, look for ways to bring teamwork to your existing lecture topics. Leaning in on the great group work and connections formed during the semester provides an opportunity for a group final exam, and greatly diffuses any anxiety.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

I have encouraged giving frequent quizzes , think-pair-shares , and teaching students to use flashcards , but there are a lot of other ways to do it. And that class, since I started doing that, is a 20 percent improvement in the exam grades. Joining me on the podcast are three cognitive scientists. The first is Dr. .

Multiple Choice Questions 77

Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 77

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

During lectures, I prayed that no one would ask me a question that I couldn’t answer. 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.” For reasons I won’t belabor, my teaching stunk.

Course Evaluations 122

Course Evaluations Evaluation Gamification Lecturing 122

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

So, for those of us that cannot add one more thing to our already packed class schedules, look for ways to bring teamwork to your existing lecture topics. Leaning in on the great group work and connections formed during the semester provides an opportunity for a group final exam, and greatly diffuses any anxiety.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth.

Teaching 130

Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

During lectures, I prayed that no one would ask me a question that I couldn’t answer. 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.” For reasons I won’t belabor, my teaching stunk.

Course Evaluations 111

Course Evaluations Evaluation Gamification Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Martin is a former early childhood education lecturer at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, a former assistant professor of early childhood education, and a faculty professional development coordinator at Miles College. Dr. Dimple J. Martin is the director of the Quality Enhancement Plan at Miles College.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning. Incorporate individual accountability.

Collaborative Learning 116

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Martin is a former early childhood education lecturer at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, a former assistant professor of early childhood education, and a faculty professional development coordinator at Miles College. Dr. Dimple J. Martin is the director of the Quality Enhancement Plan at Miles College.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning. Incorporate individual accountability.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

PowerPoints, brief lectures or lecture videos, images, diagrams, quizzes, and interactive activities can be utilized to deliver prelusive course content. The pre-course can be non-graded but consider including opportunities for students to assess their own understanding and progress through self-assessment quizzes.

Exams 75

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 75

Lab to Class

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Every teacher has experienced the frustration of teaching students a concept very clearly, then giving a test and having students completely flop the quiz or exam. Imagine a student doctor who listens to a lecture on a new form of surgery. After the lecture, are they now ready to perform the operation on a person?

Study 52

Study Lecturing Learning Activities 52

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Reading back over a textbook or taking lecture notes with a highlighter at the ready is often done by students, for instance, but these practices have proven of limited merit, and in some cases even counterproductive in aiding recall. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

Medical residents were motivated to log into an online course almost daily to complete the practice tests because they were closely aligned with the board exams they would have to take to be credentialed as doctors. I observed that completion rates between these two groups of course participants were strikingly different.

Course Design 143

Course Design Online Learning Teaching Motivation 143

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

I can do 30 exams in 15 minutes, which used to take me three days. Professor Stanley Stepanic’s Dracula course file , with links to notes, quizzes, and study guides. Ooh, I could use this for this lecture.” So who knows how lectures will be taught 20 years from now. Editor’s note: What is alucarda spelled backward?]

Education 126

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 126