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How to Assess Learning in a Pandemic

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In the latest episode of EdSurge Live, we interviewed two professors who have long questioned traditional methods of grading about how to approach exams, essays and other assessments next semester: Susan D. Tony Crider, professor of astrophysics at Elon University, offers his students “ epic finales” instead of final exams.

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Can a Test Ever Be Fair? How Today's Standardized Tests Get Made.

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Moulton has worked in the field for about 15 years with a small family-run company called Educational Data Systems , which makes exams for local districts and high stakes tests for the state of California. And the people we interact with are the people at the state, the California Department of Education, CDE.

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Delayed Graduation, Thesis on Hiatus: In China, College Students Hit Pause

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I’m still missing one credit for physical education class, and two for my science and technology requirements,” Jiang said. “We At most Chinese university job fairs, students who are interested in a position first take a short exam. Still, she will lose three credits this semester if the university remains closed.

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Learning Assistantships

Scholarly Teacher

Becoming physics people: Development of integrated physics identity through the learning assistant experience. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 12 (1). These reflections illustrate the role that the mentor teacher can play in scaffolding learning experiences for LAs. Conn, J., & Close, H.

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How China’s Schools Are Getting Through COVID-19

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The education sector was squarely in the middle of China’s fight against COVID and the after effects continue to be felt: In early April, the government announced it would delay important exams, including the gaokao , the university entrance exam in China. Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic, was locked down on January 23.

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What I Learned About Math(s) Education In Australia

Robert Kaplinsky

As far as I know, unless theres an emergency situation, teachers are not allowed to teach a subject without passing some sort of subject matter competency exam or taking a sufficient number of classes in the subject and then its only temporary. That has to be challenging for the teacher, students, and community.

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