Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

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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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2024

No one denies it can make student testing more efficient, faster, possibly leading to better educational outcomes for all learners. While experts acknowledge risks such as bias and access disparities, they foresee AI-driven assessments reshaping education by tailoring tests to individual needs and promoting deeper learning.

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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.” 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.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

Bias and fairness: Bias in AI systems and troubles ensuring fair treatment 3. Despite its potential, AI in the classroom brings with it concerns: 1. Data privacy and security: Risks of data breaches and misuse of information 2.

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2023

In general, through-year assessment refers to testing that takes place throughout the school year to provide feedback on student progress and ultimately make a proficiency determination. The interim assessment is given in the fall and winter, while the summative test is given in the spring, to make a proficiency determination.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2015

One lawyer defends the practice of monitoring students on social media sites after high-stakes testing. A storm of criticism recently rained down on test publisher Pearson Education after the revelation that it regularly monitors social-media sites for public posts that contain secure content from standardized tests it publishes.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Be informed before testing: Districts must thoroughly understand the tool, including its privacy practices, security measures, and contract terms, before making a commitment. Start with staff: Testing AI tools with staff, rather than students, helps avoid premature exposure of student data.

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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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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. –

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

…It is essential to ensure that tests are fair, are of high quality, take up the minimum necessary time, and reflect the expectation that students will be prepared for success in college and careers,” according to an Oct. Fair–and supportive of fairness–in equity in educational opportunity.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

They’re often ineffective as a teaching tool, they’re easy for students to cheat, and they can exacerbate test anxiety. Yet more professors seem to be turning to the format these days, as teaching loads and class sizes grow, since multiple-choice quizzes and tests can be easily graded by machines.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Standardized tests are an important part of a linguistic profile, but we need to also consider a student’s background and exposure – what languages they speak at home and with whom do they speak those languages – in order to build a more comprehensive picture. Plot can mean the theme of a story, an area of land or a marking a spot on a graph.

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The 26-year-old entrepreneur has set out to replace the standardized tests that are deeply entrenched in K-12 and higher education, like the SAT and ACT, and she tells EdSurge her efforts to do so are sure to spark controversy. How can you move past multiple choice tests?” Rebecca Kantar is fighting an uphill battle.

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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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Teach Hub

OCTOBER 25, 2024

If you’ve been a teacher for a while, you already know how much standardized tests shape everything from what you teach to how you’re evaluated. These tests seem to influence how you prepare lesson plans, so you may feel pressured to “teach to the test” rather than foster a love of learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

To be fair, its a valid question. Theyll argue that the information is important because its on an upcoming test, which typically leaves students feeling frustrated and disengaged. They choose how to approach the information, what questions to pursue, and what solutions they want to test.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

For instance, consider a scenario where a district uses standardized test scores to evaluate teacher performance. If the data is skewed by socioeconomic factors or if the test itself is biased against certain groups, it could lead to unfair evaluations.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

In my second year, in an effort to get technology into the hands of the students, foster authentic inquiry, and break the “test-prep” mentality which has come to dominate many a school landscape, I launched Inquiry Fair.

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Technology Fairness Schools Ethics 409

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 296

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

When papers need grading or test scores need tracking, AI steps in. The technology is especially great at automating routine tasks like grading multiple-choice tests, checking grammar, or organizing student data. Ethical AI systems have clear rules about data use and transparent guidelines that tell everyone exactly how they work.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

A plain-ole paper-and-pencil test tends to get dry and dull pretty quickly, so take this opportunity to experiment with new assessment strategies and determine which ones work best for your students. Let’s dare to think outside the box, try something new, and make 2023 a year to remember in the world of education!

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Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 298

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2019

There is a fair amount of research into the impact of classroom design on student learning. Test scores, homework completion, and grades have soared and parents who had never visited their student’s classroom now volunteer regularly.

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Active Learning Activities Failure Learning 278

eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

Poptential course packages include everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers , quizzes, and tests. This law was put in place to keep black people from voting and required individuals to provide evidence that they had paid their poll tax for the current year in order to vote.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

It measures digital app use in three areas: investment (subscription cost, number of licenses, and active/inactive users), engagement (student use, session duration, frequency, and quality), and impact (relationship between standardized test scores and student use). The research revealed a few key findings about general app use: 1.

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Math Fairness Study Testing 229

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 240

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 107

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2021

The Home Depot and Discovery Education joined forces to help STEAM-power classrooms and homes across the country as students prepare for the careers of tomorrow through Science Fair Central. Testing the Limits Virtual Field Trip with Boeing Premiere: September 30 th at 1 PM ET.

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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. Longfellow Middle School students are using green screen technology to transport themselves and their classmates to new worlds of learning.

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Middle School Middle School Technology Social Studies 267

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

Bier and others involved in the project say that they are testing the approach in a variety of educational settings, including public and private K-12 schools, community colleges and four-year colleges. EdSurge: The app you developed helps teachers test out their learning materials to see if they’re effective. Do not use those, please.

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Testing Multiple Choice Questions Teaching Education 124

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2019

The middle of the year is cold, the holidays are over, and we are looking at the high-pressure demands of preparing students for standardized testing. This can feel overwhelming and make the most positive teacher feel less enthusiastic. Against this seemingly insurmountable backdrop, we’ve come up with a way to revitalize teachers: MicroPD!

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Failure Beliefs Fairness Middle School 233

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 112

eSchool News

JULY 5, 2024

The report lists six core values that focus on maximizing safety and privacy, empowering educators to make decisions on AI, and advancing fairness and equity of the technology among other values. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.

Intelligence 297

Intelligence Schools Fairness Feedback 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

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. We want everything fast.

Learning 237

Learning Fairness Knowledge Testing 237

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

A plain-ole paper-and-pencil test tends to get dry and dull pretty quickly, so take this opportunity to experiment with new assessment strategies and determine which ones work best for your students. Let’s dare to think outside the box, try something new, and make 2023 a year to remember in the world of education!

Metacognitive Skills 247

Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 247

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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