Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

After politics and religion, few issues are as contentious as standardized tests. To some, standardized testing overwhelms our schools and helps eradicate differences between students. Whatever your thoughts, there’s no denying that students are taking lots of tests. students were taking about eight tests a year.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Typically, information presented to students is either qualitative or too broad, such as during parent-teacher conferences or through course grades. In contrast, medical school can overwhelm students with detailed information, like longitudinal reports on multiple-choice question performance throughout the year.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

As a fourth-grade teacher, Ive seen how gamification can transform a regular lesson into something my students look forward to. Quizizz: Turn assessments into fun competitions Quizizz is my top choice for a gamification platform. Other question types include fill-in-the-blank, true or false, drag-and-drop, and matching.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Jackson County implements LearnBop to help students master math skills, computer-based testing. Following the rollout of Digital Jackson, a one-to-one initiative providing Windows 8 tablets to students in grades K-8, the district next focused on interactive learning content. We didn’t know what the specific gaps were.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Texas Education Agency awards letter grades to schools and districts based on test scores and other student performance metrics. In addition to districts, schools in Texas are individually given A through F grades based partially on standardized test scores. Are they successful when they go off to higher ed?

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

Over the last decade or so , we’ve settled into a choreographed dance around large-scale, state-mandated standardized test scores. Next, people who have nothing to do with the design, administration, taking, or scoring of the tests will then use them to critique states, districts, schools, and/or individual teachers.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2023

The challenge Aldine ISD faced at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year was to prepare their students for the redesign of the math State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR), which added non-multiple-choice questions to align with the deep critical thinking and conceptual mathematics learning students should be doing in class.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Truly rare are those careers where employees advance based on their ability to regularly answer multiple-choice questions correctly! Traditional high-stakes testing does not capture a student’s ability to handle complex projects such as managing a construction site, or even putting together a small robot.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

To shed some light on the questions above, EdSurge talked to six educators to get their take. Here’s the big takeaway: Data doesn’t just come in the form of grades, attendance records and answers on multiple choice questions. Firman is not the only educator who looks for data in areas other than test performance.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2023

The AI-generated assessment items will be complemented by AI-powered Adaptive Testing in Performance Matters to better understand each student’s competency and personalized instruction needs.

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Multiple Choice Questions Fairness Languages Language 139

eSchool News

APRIL 9, 2018

Grades : 9-12. Pros : AP and IB teachers will love the clearly targeted and complex questions to help their students improve. Cons : Some dull multiple-choice questions and confusing images. Bottom line : A variety of question types and on-the-spot analytics help teachers individualize test-prep practice.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Historically, students have been evaluated primarily on the basis of test scores and subject matter mastery. For the purpose of our research, we converted students' responses to integers, averaged the responses into grade-level-normed topic scores and averaged those topic scores into overall SEL scores.

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Elementary Nest

MARCH 4, 2025

Elementary Nest 5 Strong Test Taking Strategies for Multiple Choice Reading Passages Raise your hand if your students love multiple choice questions. Multiple choice questions might seem easy at first glance, but for young readers, it can feel like a tricky guessing game.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

The study , published in the journal Educational Psychology, found that when students divide attention between electronic devices and a classroom lecture, they still followed the lecture in the moment, but that long-term retention was reduced, resulting in lower grades on unit and final exams. They also took periodic tests and a final exam.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2016

The newly added Assessments tool gives educators full control to create, distribute, and assess custom quizzes, tests, and homework assignments directly within the platform. The Assessments feature includes more than 5,000 pre-built questions covering more than 1,200 science and social studies topics.

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Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Social Studies Exams 118

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

We have evidence that when you take a demanding test that requires reasoning, reading a book or listening to a lecture in preparation is no different than doing nothing. That’s different than the standard delivery of text and multiple choice questions. But to put those concepts into practice, you need deeper learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

I was able to review an entire year’s worth of material in about 10 hours, and I feel more confident than ever going into my tests.” TeachTap’s AI-driven tutoring and test prep features set it apart from traditional study methods and expensive tutoring services.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

State testing season is just around the corner, and we know the pressure it brings… not just for students but for you as their guide and biggest cheerleader. To help make test prep a little easier, were sharing the BEST test-taking strategies that set your students up for success!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

When students can bring models to life and test them in real world situations, they are expanding beyond paper and screen into the world around them. We will see more districts leveraging real-time data so families can understand more than just what their child’s grades are.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

The additional beauty in formative assessments is that we can use the data without always having to assign a grade to it. Expose your students to questions requiring higher order thinking skills and manipulation of TEI using a few of these tried and true techy apps. The free account also includes free writing and drawing options.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

Student are convinced they can’t learn what we’re teaching, worry they won’t do well on the tests, and become filled with anxiety over anything in a course that looks like it might be hard. The anxiety some students feel about a course grows out of fears associated with test-taking. Nowadays that seems to apply to all sorts of courses.

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Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The most common way to do this is with some kind of a test, which traditionally happens at the end of a unit — a final exam of some kind. We call these two kinds of testing summative assessment , the kind that happens at the end, and formative assessment , the kind that happens during the learning cycle. It’s on the spot, right there.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2017

High achievers can accelerate into above-grade level standards, while those move slower can get extra practice. At the end of the session, a personalized five-question assessment (known as an “Exit Slip”) is given to test concepts they individually worked on that day. Don’t experiment with our children.” “I

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

To support schools and districts across the country and around the world, the company has created state-customized editions of its patented, nonfiction blended learning literacy solutions: · KidBizPro®, TeenBizPro®, and EmpowerPro® for English language arts, science and social studies in grades two through 12. ELA Test Challenge Courses.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

Student are convinced they can’t learn what we’re teaching, worry they won’t do well on the tests, and become filled with anxiety over anything in a course that looks like it might be hard. The anxiety some students feel about a course grows out of fears associated with test-taking. Nowadays that seems to apply to all sorts of courses.

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Teaching Multidisciplinary Multiple Choice Questions Exams 101

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2025

By Daniel Mollenkamp California made a controversial policy decision last year when it adopted a new math framework that recommends waiting until ninth grade to start students in algebra. Should States Force Schools to Enroll Them? Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

End-of-year state testing can be useful as a “gut check,” says Phillips, to ensure that students don’t fall too behind. Is it fair to only cover the standards that are going to be on the test?” What does ‘mastery’ look like? Figuring out which assessments that are appropriate for each competency takes work.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

The startup focuses on educators in pre-K to 5th-grade classrooms. The test costs $19 to take, and CSPA can waive the fee for those with financial difficulties. The five-hour long test comes with about 100 questions. There are multiple-choice questions, coding exercises and two essay questions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Indicate whether this is a required question using the slider button at the bottom right. Drag-drop questions as needed to rearrange the form. Any form question can be duplicated and then edited. If you want to make this an automatically graded quiz, choose Settings>Quiz, and make your set-up choices.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Jolie taught first grade. Some activities involve multiple-choice questions; others ask children to read words and passages in order to assess their oral fluency. It is not acceptable to see, in a developed country like the United States, that two-thirds of students are reading below grade level,” says Mezzour.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Some offered multiple-choice questions, for instance, that simply asked kids to pick the correct pronunciation—hardly a useful exercise. The plan is to test another 1,000 students in 2020, and another 600 the following year.

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Laboratory Multiple Choice Questions English Testing 76

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2019

provide background knowledge on topics being discussed — not for testing but to round out learning or for pure enjoyment. provide background knowledge on topics being discussed — not for testing but to round out learning or for pure enjoyment. take students around the globe, to meet new people and hear their ideas.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

ChatGPT is only one example of how educators and learners can start to analyze and shift grading practices, allowing for more curiosity and interest in the industry. AI helps with automatic grading and assessment creation. Teachers spend between five to seven hours a week grading. With AI tools, grading becomes automatic.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

When students can bring models to life and test them in real world situations, they are expanding beyond paper and screen into the world around them. We will see more districts leveraging real-time data so families can understand more than just what their child’s grades are.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

For instance, Remind makes it possible for teachers to let families know what assignments or tests students have coming up. Kaymbu helps teachers, particularly in early grades, share snapshots of student work and learning with families. The materials, currently geared to grades 3 through 8, are available in Spanish and English.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Today, students frequently work in digital environments to read course materials, take tests and complete assignments. Among the choices educators make are what instructional technique to use, when and how to give feedback, and when and how to test student knowledge. For him, improving the speed of learning is just part of it.

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