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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Exams Study Syllabus Essay 158

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2020

Preparing for a major exam—one that you paid and studied months for—is stressful enough. And the only recourse is that you get to retake the test, with different questions, a month later. And the only recourse is that you get to retake the test, with different questions, a month later. Your AP Exam Is Complete.”

Exams 171

Exams Testing Students Questions 171

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

As an educator, I’m always looking for new and innovative ways to help my students prepare for exams. And when it comes to exam prep, there’s no reason you can’t use technology to make the process more engaging for your students. Integrate interactive quiz modules into the course content.

Exams 160

Exams Technology Quizzes Lecturing 160

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2014

When I received notification that our school was closing three days before final exams, I was dismayed. This is an ideal space to post announcements, allow students to ask questions, and encourage students to have discussions about assignments. We didn’t have time to lose an entire day together.

Exams 403

Exams Assignments Fairness Learning 403

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Helping students review for an exam often takes the form of a study guide or review game. The teacher has to do the lion’s share of the work compiling a list of items to include on the study guide or creating questions for a game. questions that the teacher can use to create a variety of review activities. review games.

Blended Learning 522

Blended Learning Students Exams Study 522

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The College Board will soon allow high school students to register for Advanced Placement (AP) exams in the fall, rather than having them wait until spring—just before the exams are held. schools, the option to register in the fall led to more underrepresented and low-income students taking the AP exams. million AP exams.

Exams 167

Exams Participation Study Feedback 167

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 24, 2019

I like this activity because it encourages conversation and collaboration offline before students attempt to answer the questions online. Separate each question onto a separate section. This keeps students focused on one question at a time. Select the “Short answer” question type.

Exams 407

Exams Language Languages Coaching 407

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

In her syllabus written before the pandemic, she had planned a final exam with a series of physics problems for students to work out. I wanted to be very sensitive, and I didn’t believe that a traditional written exam would appropriately and adequately address those challenges.” Learn more.

Exams 171

Exams Essay Syllabus Writing 171

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. Understanding the utility and impact of exam blueprints from a student perspective can be a game-changer. They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. No more guesswork—students know exactly what to expect.

Exams 119

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 119

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

With the speed dating set up, the students can bounce questions off of one another and engage in discussion. Additionally, I think about the misconceptions students have about the mathematics in question. I have also noticed that students do not read the full question. As a result, they struggle to find the error.

Math 453

Math Exams Blended Learning Coaching 453

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. Understanding the utility and impact of exam blueprints from a student perspective can be a game-changer. They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. No more guesswork—students know exactly what to expect.

Exams 111

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 111

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The guide contains examples of how some educators are teaching with ChatGPT, along with a series of frequently-asked questions that may help guide teachers as they seek to strike a balance between accepting AI’s presence and an over-reliance on such tools. You can take these ideas and make them your own.”

Teaching 278

Teaching Quizzes Exams English 278

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.

Exams 294

Exams Essay Academic Integrity Education 294

eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2021

For example, in one of the five projects in the AP Government course, students answer the question, “What is the proper role of government in democracy?” In year two, PBL students outperformed peers by 10 percentage points. The yearlong curricula were developed by University of Washington professors alongside Seattle and Des Moines teachers.

Exams 332

Exams Students Science Study 332

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.

Exams 139

Exams Essay Reading STEM 139

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

To remediate the exam preparation study skills that beginning (and other) students are missing, most of us respond by telling students about those skills that make for good exam performance. 272) An analysis of the reflection papers students (in five seminar sections) wrote after the exam revealed five themes. Come to class.”

Exams 105

Exams Assignments Study Evaluation 105

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2019

We lament the pressure that many teachers feel about teaching inside a metaphorical box because of pacing guides, curriculum demands, and standardized exams. I will post a question a week to encourage an ongoing discussion about issues related to balance. We explore the difference between entertaining students and engaging them.

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Exams Discussions Achievement Activities 367

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

The app offers a personalized feed of entertaining and educational videos, images, questions, and memes, ensuring that students remain engaged while mastering the material. “TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. Chief Product Officer Phil Hewinson.

Exams 141

Exams High School High School History 141

eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2023

Grading is time consuming, however, and more grading-related questions are popping up in the news these days. Effective instructional design models and psychometrics generally anticipate that students can master an end-of-course exam with a 70 to 80 percent score. Exams that do not reflect that criteria may have been poorly designed.

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Grades Teachers Instructors Exams 269

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

Instead of spending hours grading assignments designed to help students develop these skills, I limit my energy to providing feedback in class as they work and grading the actual assessments–exam, essay, performance task. ” It’s a fair question. Some teachers have asked, “How do you have time for this?”

Grades 419

Grades Essay Exams English 419

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Encourage students to form study groups to prepare for an exam. Connect lab groups outside of the classroom, so they can discuss the results of labs/experiments, ask questions and get support. Here are some ideas for using Voxer to help connect students in a meaningful way and practice both their speaking and listening skills.

Exams 325

Exams Feedback Assignments English 325

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

Changes to a major standardized test usually take months—or even years—to develop and are typically announced well in advance of the first official exam sitting. While usual security rules prohibit students from bringing to a testing room much more than a few pencils, this year’s AP exams will be open book and open note.

Testing 190

Testing Exams Essay Textbooks 190

eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Fortunately, AI has the capability to absorb vast bodies of text and come up with meaningful questions as long as it is steered correctly. Fortunately, AI has the capability to absorb vast bodies of text and come up with meaningful questions as long as it is steered correctly.

Quizzes 297

Quizzes Lecturing Ethics Exams 297

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

As students work through assignments on the platform, they must answer all questions in a given problem set correctly before proceeding. On Edia, teachers can see every question a student asks the AI coach as they try to complete a problem set. You only learn when youre asking the good questions, Catalano noted. The results?

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Coaching Math Students Assignments 297

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

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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Multiple Choice Questions Feedback Students History 277

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The questions sound a bit silly until you realize too often that’s what students take away from their education. Well, according to state science exams, my students consistently score higher than other science classes in my district. Are employees evaluated using bubble-in tests to prove they know the ins and outs of their job?

Testing 280

Testing Exams Social Studies Science 280

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Establish and share online learning guidelines First, I recommend asking yourself these key questions: Do you have safeguards in place to ensure academic integrity? Other questions you should consider are: What is the ideal teacher response time? How often and when will students take exams? What is your grading policy?

Exams 246

Exams Schools Academic Integrity Communication 246

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A study of public schools in Texas found that those using IXL Math or IXL English Language Arts outperformed other schools on STAAR exams by as much as 11 percentile points in math, 17 percentile points in reading and 8 percentile points in writing. IXL’s TEKS alignment has been independently reviewed by Learning List.

Distance Learning 246

Distance Learning Exams English Math 246

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The debate over using test scores in college admissions has oscillated between requiring them and questioning their necessity in favor of relying more on student grade point averages (GPAs). College admissions trends have followed suit, especially regarding standardized testing. Over time, standardized tests have evolved in many ways.

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Testing Exams Evaluation History 275

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2024

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

Testing 206

Testing Multiple Choice Questions Exams Questions 206

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The most controversial new tech tool for colleges since the start of the pandemic is automated proctoring, which aims to detect cheating on online exams by using algorithms that watch students via their webcam and look for suspicious patterns of behavior—often sending clips of questionable moments to professors for later review.

Exams 181

Exams Lecturing Instructors Testing 181

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

We will be ready if we have to be,” said David Coleman, CEO of the College Board, which oversees the widely-used SAT college-entrance exam as well as the Advanced Placement (AP) program, during an online press briefing on Wednesday. But offering a digital SAT to students from their homes raises the tough question of how to prevent cheating.

Testing 206

Testing Exams Internet Questions 206

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

UWorld , the worldwide leader in online learning to prepare for high-stakes exams, today announced the launch of AP ® (Advanced Placement ® ) Learning Tools , a new College Readiness solution to help educators enhance instruction, improve student performance, and effectively prepare for AP exams. Pemmasani, M.D., About UWorld.

Exams 164

Exams Critical Thinking Hybrid Learning Education 164

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Companies offering proctoring tools that monitor students as they take online exams are now being watched themselves—by Democratic senators. Led by U.S. Students relying on your software to further their education have put a great deal of trust in you to reserve their privacy. They asked for responses by December 17.

Exams 211

Exams Counselling Students Intelligence 211

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All of a sudden,” she says, “there was temptation and opportunity that never existed for them before during exams.” Professors are seeing cases of cheating during exams skyrocket as a result. The tough question now is whether issues of cheating and homework-help sites will continue to flare up after the pandemic. “I

Academic Integrity 177

Academic Integrity Exams Quizzes Students 177

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

percent of students reported having a test, quiz, or exam within their first week of school. Teachers, already overburdened with bloated class sizes and punishing schedules, aren’t always around after school hours to answer their students’ questions. In a survey conducted on Brainly.com on August 21, 2024, 60.5

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Essay Ethics Schools Students 286

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Students or their parents could pick up study guidebooks and computer practice exams, for example. While in-person teaching may be out of the question for many, connecting online through video services remains promising. Tutors can assign homework and ensure students remain on track while preparing for college admissions exams.

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Testing Exams Study Online Learning 246