Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Results showed that using researched principles of learning science—specifically feedback-driven metacognition and another process known as retrieval—increased individual scores one to two grades higher, often turning Cs into As. Those mini-quizzes became a way for the students to differentiate what they knew from what they didn’t.

Teaching 168

Teaching Failure Quizzes Learning 168

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Creating optimal pre-lab videos The applicability of pre-lab videos span across a variety of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) laboratory-based disciplines including biology, chemistry, physics, anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and engineering. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences 2 (1): 195–202.

Laboratory 124

Laboratory Teaching Exams Quizzes 124

eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2016

Kids Discover , a provider of engaging science and social studies curriculum, announced that its interactive digital library, Kids Discover Online, now includes custom assessment capabilities. The Assessments feature includes more than 5,000 pre-built questions covering more than 1,200 science and social studies topics.

Multiple Choice Questions 112

Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Social Studies Exams 112

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. Those questions were posed in the thread by Collin Lynch, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. “A/B

Ethics 207

Ethics Knowledge Testing Learning 207

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

AI can also generate short content, such as answers to take-home quizzes or un-proctored multiple-choice exams. This was often for written assignments or take-home quizzes and tests. What are the pros of such uses? Academic integrity has presented a larger challenge, however.

Intelligence 144

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

Two recent articles (see the references) explore the anxiety associated with social science statistics courses. What causes students to dread the social science statistics course? The pressure to solve problems, answer multiple-choice question, and write essays on an exam scares them. They’re convinced they won’t do well.

Teaching 111

Teaching Multidisciplinary Multiple Choice Questions Exams 111

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

To test this out, the institution partnered with researchers from Brown University and edtech company Mainstay to select an online political science course that has high enrollment—and high rates of failure—because every student is required to take it. It’s not getting them the answers when taking the midterm exam.

Student Engagement 200

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 200

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Creating optimal pre-lab videos The applicability of pre-lab videos span across a variety of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) laboratory-based disciplines including biology, chemistry, physics, anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and engineering. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences 2 (1): 195–202.

Laboratory 111

Laboratory Teaching Exams Quizzes 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 30, 2024

If the student comes to class, does the homework, and studies for the exam, will that produce a high score? Another implication: students’ motivation increases when they are given the chance to make choices and exercise some control over learning, say, for example, deciding the relative weight of quizzes and exams within a designated range.

Motivation 111

Motivation Beliefs Exams Students 111

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

But Barba believes it is still uncharted territory for many science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines and instructors. Their study found that exam scores for undergraduate students in STEM courses were 6 percent higher in active-learning sections. It also found that students in traditional lecture courses were 1.5

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 30, 2024

If the student comes to class, does the homework, and studies for the exam, will that produce a high score? Another implication: students’ motivation increases when they are given the chance to make choices and exercise some control over learning, say, for example, deciding the relative weight of quizzes and exams within a designated range.

Motivation 110

Motivation Beliefs Exams Students 110

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

Two recent articles (see the references) explore the anxiety associated with social science statistics courses. What causes students to dread the social science statistics course? The pressure to solve problems, answer multiple-choice question, and write essays on an exam scares them. They’re convinced they won’t do well.

Teaching 104

Teaching Multidisciplinary Multiple Choice Questions Exams 104

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. NPJ Science of Learning 6 (November):32. Lets view the situation from the perspective of a student.

Assignments 109

Assignments Exams Learning Quizzes 109

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

Experimenting With Three Techniques When I first started exploring how the brain learns best, I attended a presentation about the science of successful learning during an AP Statistics training in Atlanta. Spacing The third technique is spacing. The spacing effect is when material is distributed over a period of time to strengthen learning.

Math 216

Math Coaching Testing Assignments 216

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. Disclosure: Robert Ubell serves on the McGraw-Hill Education Learning Science Advisory Board.

Online Learning 158

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Instructors 158

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

But that’s not always the case in subjects such as math and science that require secure environments for test taking. Already she’s reached out to Screencastify, Explain Everything, EdPuzzle and Pear Deck, the latter which is being used to let students draw their understanding and take short quizzes quickly. (A

Schools 218

Schools Students Assignments Testing 218

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 5, 2023

AI can also generate short content, such as answers to take-home quizzes or un-proctored multiple-choice exams. This was often for written assignments or take-home quizzes and tests. What are the pros of such uses? Academic integrity has presented a larger challenge, however.

Intelligence 111

Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 111

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. Rickert, Jonathan T.

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

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. Newbury, Peter.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

These tangible objects enable students to explore abstract concepts in mathematics, science, and other subjects, facilitating conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills development. Moreover, traditional assessment tools, including quizzes, tests, and exams, remain essential for gauging student comprehension and mastery of material.

Teaching 130

Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

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. NPJ Science of Learning 6 (November):32. Lets view the situation from the perspective of a student.

Assignments 96

Assignments Exams Learning Quizzes 96

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. Newbury, Peter.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

There is no such requirement for tests and quizzes though—so overall grades can certainly be lower than a B.) Other students look to the model as a sort of opportunity to participate in private tutoring to boost their chances of scoring top grades on Advanced Placement exams or getting accepted to selective colleges.

Teachers 162

Teachers Schools Students Study 162

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Conducting regular assessments using real-time polls and quizzes allow students to understand how well they’re doing and where they may need to place additional effort. High-stakes exams may in fact do a better job of measuring how well students cope with test taking, rather than assessing actual learning. Dillinger, K (2023).

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2018

Physics Forum began as a high school extra credit assignment in 2001, and since then, it’s developed into one of the most popular and helpful science forums on the web. The site provides a community for students and professionals to discuss all areas of science, although it does primarily focus on physics, as the name suggests.

High School 79

High School High School Study Confidentiality 79

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Conducting regular assessments using real-time polls and quizzes allow students to understand how well they’re doing and where they may need to place additional effort. High-stakes exams may in fact do a better job of measuring how well students cope with test taking, rather than assessing actual learning. Dillinger, K (2023).

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

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. Rickert, Jonathan T.

Exams 77

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 77

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

To prevent free-riding and social loafing, professors should include individual assessments such as quizzes, exams or reflections, and group work. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences , 211, 1163–1170. Incorporate individual accountability. Peer evaluation can also promote personal accountability. 2015.11.155.

Collaborative Learning 116

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

To prevent free-riding and social loafing, professors should include individual assessments such as quizzes, exams or reflections, and group work. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences , 211, 1163–1170. Incorporate individual accountability. Peer evaluation can also promote personal accountability. 2015.11.155.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

This continuity is particularly beneficial for students preparing for high-stakes exams like the IGCSEs, A-levels, SATs, or IB assessments. Courses include not just live or recorded lessons, but assignments, projects, tests, and exams, just like traditional school. Todays platforms are dynamic, interactive, and designed for engagement.

Schools 52

Schools Exams Assignments Culture 52

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. This should be a sign for every teacher that they need to add more variety of practice into their lesson. Absolutely not.

Study 52

Study Lecturing Learning Activities 52

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

There are widespread beliefs about the best way to teach and learn that have been proven wrong by science, yet they persist. In a paper Koedinger co-published in Science , he found that as instructors consider their course design and teaching options during a typical college course, they’re picking from trillions of possibilities.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Employing a Zoom option for course access offers each student an alternative method for keeping up with topic coverage and permits a timely review of previous class sessions as students prepare for exams. I review the transcripts to help determine assessment questions on quizzes and exams. American Psychology Association.

Disabilities 52

Disabilities Exams Instructors Syllabus 52

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 149

Course Design Online Learning Teaching Motivation 149

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

An associate professor in UVA’s Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures , Stepanic earned the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Teacher of the Year Award in 2012. I can do 30 exams in 15 minutes, which used to take me three days. Editor’s note: What is alucarda spelled backward?] That’s made grading a lot faster and easier.

Education 132

Education Lecturing History Quizzes 132