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Designing fair and inclusive tests for non-native speakers

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million people (equal to the population of France), speak a language other than English at home, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. When it comes to taking tests not in their first language, these groups can be at a notable disadvantage – especially for tests that influence a test-takers’ future.

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Building Better Rubrics: Empowering Learners Through Effective Rubric Design

Catlin Tucker

Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair. This helps to shift the focus away from the teacher-student relationship and towards the quality of the student’s work, promoting a more objective and fair grading process.

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The clock is ticking: Why standardized schedules don’t work for learning

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One student might master a new language with ease but struggle with scientific concepts. This approach is not just about fairness–its about unlocking potential. Ask any teacher, and they will tell you that the pace of learning is not universal. Some students grasp algebra in days, while others may need weeks.

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How Monolingual Teachers Can Support English Language Acquisition for Multilingual Learners

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She wanted me to know that although she could not yet speak English, she felt confident as a learner in her first language. Research shows that students who are classified as English language learners may be perceived by teachers as less capable than their non-ELL peers. It’s so important that Esther spoke up about this.

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Is It Fair and Accurate for AI to Grade Standardized Tests?

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News outlets have detailed the rollout by the Texas Education Agency of a natural language processing program, a form of artificial intelligence, to score the written portion of standardized tests administered to students in third grade and up. Raña is not against the idea of using natural language processing on student assessments.

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

Edsurge

Then there are the psychometricians—the math savants who design tests and create complex algorithms that attempt to make them fair to all students. Mark Moulton : Here that whole question is, what does fair mean? You pick your subject area, let’s say it’s language, and you have a set of standards, like the Common Core standards.

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Can kindergartners learn coding?

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We know early childhood is prime time for teaching new skills, ideas, and languages. Renee Wilberg, Fair Park Elementary teacher. But are kindergartners ready for computational thinking, problem solving, and coding? When I arrived at West Bend, I expected to see kids at desks, staring at computers as they played coding games.

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