Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Are the drawbacks of animal testing worth the benefits to humans? Is it fair to judge someone based on social media posts from years ago? Should employers be allowed to check their employees social media accounts? Are TV shows and movies diverse enough to reflect 21st-century society? Do parents deserve respect no matter what?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Facilitate a respectful discussion when you bring these controversial debate topics or writing prompts for high school to your classroom Are immigration laws in the United States fair? Practice perspective-taking by exploring pros and cons How strong are your students’ arguments when testing against a counterargument? 8; CCRA.SL.4

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

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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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

Standardized tests can be hard on students. Many of us still remember the frustration and anxiety we experienced when we were younger and sat down for our first round of testing. To make matters worse, it’s fairly common for students who are doing well academically to find themselves stymied by a single bad testing experience.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

College admissions trends have followed suit, especially regarding standardized testing. 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). Over time, standardized tests have evolved in many ways.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 9, 2019

I spent hours reviewing notes that spanned an entire semester because it was all “fair game.” They know what to focus on as they study. As a student, I remember the stress of preparing for final exams. ” I never had a clear sense of what content would appear on the final. Students no longer feel powerless.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

As Tax Day approaches, Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors media-rich content to teach key concepts about taxation in the United States. Poptential course packages include everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers , quizzes, and tests.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The study, authored by Dr. Ryan Baker, director of the Penn Center for Learning Analytics, uses data from 48 school districts with more than 390,000 students. Many apps in the study didn’t have any impact on student learning, regardless of student use rates. The research revealed a few key findings about general app use: 1.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Oregon teachers wish they didn’t have to give their students Smarter Balanced English and math tests because the tests take too much time, have confusing directions and are unfair for students who don’t have computers at home or who have inadequate technology at school.

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Testing Teachers Math Essay 152

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

23, 2022 – The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) selected Riverside Insight’s Cognitive Abilities Test ( CogAT ® ), the most respected and widely used test of student ability, to screen Grade 2 students state-wide for gifted programs. ITASCA, Ill. – About Riverside Insights.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Seventh-grade students in Jeanne Halderson’s social studies and English language arts class and Liz Ramsay’s science and mathematics class are the first to field-test the green screens in the schoolwork. They also used the green screens for social studies lessons, taking an epic selfie with the whole class.

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Middle School Middle School Technology Social Studies 275

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has historically required prospective undergraduate students to submit a standardized test score as part of their applications. Even now, as testing has resumed—albeit with social distancing, face coverings and limited seating—access to testing centers is not equal, nor equitable.

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Testing Exams Internet Fairness 162

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2015

When we have our STEM Fair each year, parents are amazed by what they see and hear from the students. As students plan investigations to answer a question posed to them, they conduct tests, record and analyze data, and communicate their results. They’re actually “doing science,” not just memorizing terms and concepts for a test.

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Science Interdisciplinary STEM Learning 262

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2019

These days the leaders of the College Board, which runs the SAT, have been making a surprising argument—that colleges and parents should stop taking the scores of its signature test so seriously. In this new era, the College Board is testing a controversial new metric that has been labeled as an “ adversity score.”

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Testing Essay Blended Courses Skills 159

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

It seems like they had it last night when we studied, but then they take the test and struggle to remember.” Having been in education for more than thirty years, I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked the question, “How can I help my children retain what they learned? Learning doesn’t happen by cramming.

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Learning Fairness Knowledge Testing 234

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Test-optional and test-blind admissions in recent years could mean a radical expansion of access to selective colleges. The patchwork of admission test policies in college admissions underscores a larger challenge—and opportunity—for both K-12 and higher education.

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Education Testing Feedback English 297

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Terms such as “professional learning communities” and “data-based instruction” take the focus off of children as developing human beings, and force conversations to be about standardized data points from benchmark tests and high-stakes standardized assessments, which can dehumanize the way we address student needs. What do teachers want?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Im heartened by their clear frontrunner: Source : Gallup poll; Walton Family Foundation-Gallup Voices of Gen Z Study The survey confirms that students crave a sense of care and trust, which are hallmarks of human connection. The mind of a young student is wired to sniff out fairness, or lack thereof.

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Learning Students Testing Feedback 258

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

One student, standing up and projecting his voice, declared: “Virginia objects to New Jersey demanding that She give away Her fair and right voice in the new government. Therefore, it is right and fair we have more influence on the actions of government.” history and civics to be studied in an interdisciplinary manner.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

They also were required to pass a test on national and state civil rights laws and professional ethics, as well as a rigorous state test required for the grade-level and subject-matter area. “I had to study for it,” Durfey said of the science test. “It was like going back to school again.

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Teaching Teachers Schools Science 252

eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2024

Higher ed’s adoption of AI translates to outcomes and compared to high school students, more higher ed students report AI technologies have had a higher positive impact on efficiency: (63 percent vs. 53 percent), learning support (59 percent vs. 52 percent) and access to personalized learning or study materials (52 percent vs. 49 percent).

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High School High School Fairness Study 271

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

Testing for such skills relies heavily on technology and required a significant retooling. Yet questions remain about whether any individual test (especially one that has long relied on multiple choice) can truly measure collaboration and problem solving—skills that typically involve heavy doses of human interaction and teamwork.

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Testing Exams Multiple Choice Questions STEM 105

Edsurge

MAY 25, 2021

For decades, that question has largely been decided by a test. A special science and math test developed specifically for the school. And they’re quoting America’s founding fathers, arguing that the ones who are getting in are simply the ones studying the hardest, and that the current system is fair. So who gets to go?

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High School High School Fairness Education 174

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

When the Opt-Out movement gained traction in 2015, more than 20 percent of New York students (about 200,000) in grades 3 through 8 declined to take state standardized exams, a statistic that raised questions about the future of such testing. Aligning tests with the ways students learn in the classroom is one of Gorin’s goals.

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Exams Testing Disabilities Learning 110

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Medina studies the brain for a living, exploring a range of topics including how the human brain evolved and the microscopic happenings in our heads. Medina: Well, the brain rules start out with a fair amount of skepticism. This has been tested at every age group and wherever it has been tested has been found to be the same result.

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Science Teachers Fairness Study 167

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Even the College Board, maker of the SAT, advised colleges to be flexible about requiring the test in the upcoming admissions cycle because of challenges students face getting to in-person tests and glitches in the group’s efforts to administer exams remotely. The pitch: Use deeper technology to make admissions more deeply human. “I

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Proponents say the model improves student outcomes by encouraging more interaction among students and professors, and many studies have been conducted to measure the efficacy of the approach. The study considered 173 studies of flipped learning, as well as 46 previous meta-analyses of the approach.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2016

Income-achievement gaps now far surpass racial-achievement gaps, study finds. Ensuring equal access to resources can help improve educational outcomes and close achievement gaps for children from low-income families, according to a new study.

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Achievement Evaluation Fairness Study 189

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 30, 2024

Create a timeline that includes important dates such as application deadlines, standardized test dates, and scholarship deadlines. These may include standardized test scores (SAT or ACT), high school transcripts, letters of recommendation, and personal essays. Aim to take the test early enough to allow time for retakes if necessary.

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High School High School Essay Fairness 158

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

Not only will I be able to better analyze situations, but I can also create better predictions for myself in the real world and put my problem-solving skills to the test,” she said. Without VHS Learning, I would not have taken the initiative in studying what I find interesting,” she stated. She took two VHS Learning courses, U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

Yes, this cruel pandemic has crashed our economy, filled our hospitals, emptied our public spaces, and tested our communications like nothing before. Study and Share: As more Americans are told to stay home, the FCC should study how broadband networks are faring under the stress of more intensive use and publish these findings daily.

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Fairness Internet Communication Participation 206

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

Having students reframe their feelings as excitement rather than anxiety or having them journal about their anxiety before taking a test may help, some researchers suggest. But there’s complicating evidence, with one study showing that this approach may even be harmful in 10-to-12-year-old students.

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Math Exams Students Testing 211

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Now, he and Baselice collaborate to create and test games and are actively trying to gather evidence that these activities aren’t just good for engagement, but for long-term learning. The same study also captured responses from 1,000 K-8 students, of whom 89 percent said play made them “more excited” to go to school.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

To Truman, the worksheets, which were meant to fill a bit of time in the morning, had become a form of timed testing, presenting him daily with a task he couldn’t complete. Some studies suggest that exposing young students to rigorous academics early in life has little effect on later performance.

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Testing Fairness Language Languages 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A recent Educause study found that 63 percent of colleges and universities in the U.S. Rethinking the Test Those opposed to automated proctoring cite several objections. Some say the systems often lead to false-positives, add stress to the test-taking process and invade privacy. Carpenter agrees.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

She’s worked with some students who say they participated in a study, only for Hale to find out they overstated their role in the paper. These courses “make it so students understand the value and can test out whether it's the right fit for them.”

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High School High School Schools Students 191

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

And universal assessments that test multilingual students in English can provide inaccurate information that teachers use to guide their practice or can wrongly indicate learning disabilities. Research shows that students who are classified as English language learners may be perceived by teachers as less capable than their non-ELL peers.

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