eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How technology impacts student learning Current school-aged students have been growing up with technology, and they are often comfortable using the technology. Effective Assessment: Digital tools make it easier for teachers to create and grade assignments, quizzes, and exams.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2020

Eko’s virtual classroom experience ensures teachers, students, parents and school staff all stay connected ensuring a sense of school community and spirit, minimizing the disruption to learning and student progress. A library for centralizing useful content, ranging from reading materials to exam papers.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

While many students say they’re looking for the assistance they’re not getting from their colleges, professors argue that students are using these sites to cheat on quizzes and tests. It's the way quizzes and exams are proctored. They’ve got to take their exams at 3:00 a.m. Yeah, I'm teaching myself five college classes.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

To hit the curriculum goals, teachers must set a pace for their classes that aims to hit specific lesson delivery targets during the school year. Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework. The more important question is, when will these tools become ubiquitous in schools?

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Provide Guidance: Equip schools with guidance on the safe and responsible use of AI. “These tools serve as practical resources, aiding leaders in understanding AI’s implications for education,” says Michele Blatt, State Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

It sounds like a drastic measure: moving every school to online learning in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. But for thousands of so-called international schools in Asia, many of which follow American curriculum and employ American teachers, it’s already daily life. Some schools were better prepared. Well, sort of.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2018

Here are five great websites to prepare you: The classroom is not the only place you can prepare for your IELTS exam. There are many platforms online that offer opportunities for you to prepare for the different stages of the exam: Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening. Stress has been taken out of your IELTS exam prep.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Chasen is a familiar figure in edtech: he co-founded Blackboard, one of the largest providers of learning management systems to colleges and schools, and served as its CEO for years. Now you can use Zoom, but take attendance, hand out assignments, give tests or quizzes, proctor those exams, and talk one-on-one with the students,” he says. “We

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

When I started teaching data science and artificial intelligence in Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, I was frustrated by how little insight I actually felt I had into how effective my teaching was, until the end-of-semester final exam grades and student assessments came in.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2019

The ACT skill, which provides general information about the exam and can help students prepare for the test, will be available to the public this fall. Kahoot, a game-based learning company with a trove of millions of educational quizzes, also announced its first Alexa skill this week. It’s brand new to use it this way,” Flowers says.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Some reasons why you may find these tools beneficial are: Organization: organize lesson plans, assignments, and resources efficiently Communication: between teachers, students, and parents to foster a collaborative relationship, keep everyone informed Student Engagement: to make learning more interesting and interactive Time Management: schedule reminders, (..)

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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. And it had no points on it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

And just as a new school year is set to begin, a new study raises fresh concerns about potential downsides of multitasking during class. They also took periodic tests and a final exam. Arnold Glass, a researcher and professor at Rutgers University’s psychology department, ran the study with graduate student Mengxue Kang.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

If it sounds like a typical chemistry lesson at any school in the country, in some ways it is. Olivia is currently enrolled part-time in one of the most unique high school models in the country. The challenging thing is the social aspect,” Olivia says of her school, before describing herself as a little shy.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

With Advanced Placement exams starting this month, the past weeks have kept Amanda DoAmaral working around the clock. I see Fiveable as a platform that can democratize learning,” says the former teacher who once taught AP classes at Oakland Unified School District. On Fiveable, visitors can watch livestreams of AP exam review for free.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

I found some quizzes and tests,” she said, noting that plenty of those materials and PowerPoint slides from other professors were easily found on Course Hero about the subject she was teaching, biomaterials. She didn’t really pay attention to the goal of the site—which is for students to share their notes and other class materials.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

One day I had been planning to discuss metacognition—a learning strategy I teach to my middle-school students. The research that started in my class grew much larger and became an authentic and rigorous study that spanned multiple grade-levels, schools and years. After a split second, she enthusiastically replied, “Mesopotamia!”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

the Extra-Terrestrial, or a school-wide showing of a “ Stranger Danger ” PSA? In other words, too often we merely administer a high stakes exam or a pop quiz to check whether they watched a video. As a teacher or a student, you may remember a holiday-week screening of E.T.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

quizzes and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students’ heads (e.g., On another educational front, many advocates of competency-based education (CBE) are working diligently to create ‘high reliability’ school structures. lectures)” (p. Probably not often…” (p.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This is almost replacing the high-touch engagement students are used to having in high school,” says Katharine Meyer, a researcher at Brown University who helped to run the chatbot study. “It Today’s college students who enroll right out of high school are less likely to open emails than they are to look at text messages, experts say.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Formative: more informal check-ins—quizzes, questions from the front of the room, or even chats with students—that assess how students are absorbing material and allow teachers to adjust lessons on the fly. For Donovan, it comes down to the why: “School districts have a lot of data, typically, from a lot of different places.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

Ormiboard comes preloaded with an expanding database of searchable lessons and activities including quick quizzes, click-and-drag assignments, games, and exams. The Pro edition is designed for schools and districts and is primarily offered through distribution channels.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

When it comes to assessing student knowledge levels, data has empowered more schools to choose formative assessments versus summative assessments. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out opportunities for schools to apply for personalized learning funding! What Are Summative Assessments Vs. Formative Assessments.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Augustana College in Illinois received increased student requests for academic accommodations, primarily for extended time on exams and quizzes, says Kam Williams, director of disability services. As the pandemic continues, so will challenges for students who have disabilities and the staff who serve them, Shafner says.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

Depending upon the level of service subscribed to, students can view videos, take practice quizzes and exams, and get credit for classes passed through a proctored exam. All they need is an internet connection and a webcam (for proctored exams). Take quizzes and proctored exams available in your subscription.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

In June, Dartmouth College dropped a cheating investigation into medical students following the dubious use of Canvas to track perceived activity during exams. It’s a timely one, too, as recent news has shown just how tired students are of secret monitoring. But if researchers are A/B testing two innocuous options, what’s the harm?

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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. References Capra, F. & & Luisi, P.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2024

AI is again helpful in streamlining tasks like creating and evaluating exams or quizzes, letting teachers focus more on refining their methods or helping students who need extra attention. These include writing and adapting lesson plans, forming and updating schedules, and creating student assessment reports.

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Gamification Hybrid Learning Education Motivation 167

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

In 2019, after moving into a position teaching Algebra I and II at a high school in a new district, I began to search for a solution. During the first semester of the school year—when my classes were meeting face-to-face—I began putting these practices in action. I knew there had to be a better way. It’s a desirable difficulty.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

Their study found that exam scores for undergraduate students in STEM courses were 6 percent higher in active-learning sections. The edX CEO last year said interweaving videos with quizzes is active learning, and that's ridiculous.” These days the professor considers herself an advocate of “the non-video school of MOOCs.”

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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. References Capra, F. & & Luisi, P.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

In school, a sense of belonging refers to a general feeling of being accepted, respected, connected, and supported by one’s peers, teachers, and other staff. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam. These assessments must be valid and reliable.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 130

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Students take numerous individual and group assessments throughout the semester, and once I have a firm handle on their individual performance (based on our interactions, their individual homework assignments, individual quizzes, creative project, and midterms) I may decide on a group final exam for the course.

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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. Klausner, Eytan A.,

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Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2018

Sara Stringer, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has a list of great websites for high school students. I don’t post enough about high school so I’m thrilled with her article: Some students study more productively in groups, working with their peers. More for high school. Subject Focused. Physics Forums. Math is Fun.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Students take numerous individual and group assessments throughout the semester, and once I have a firm handle on their individual performance (based on our interactions, their individual homework assignments, individual quizzes, creative project, and midterms) I may decide on a group final exam for the course.

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Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 109

Faculty Focus

MARCH 27, 2025

They have after all been in school for the last 13 years and they have become really good at taking quizzes and exams and writing essays with thesis statements. The questions are a sampling of the final exam. Lets view the situation from the perspective of a student. My pre- and post-quiz data for the course reveals this.

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