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 117

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change.

Research Methods 206

Research Methods Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 206

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

Did you simply practice the same type of A/B testing that’s common throughout the tech sphere? That’s the ethics debate playing out in one online educator space , a lively back-and-forth carried over from a recent workshop on educational A/B testing. But if researchers are A/B testing two innocuous options, what’s the harm?

Ethics 208

Ethics Knowledge Testing Learning 208

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

“As of this year, our scores have gone up significantly, and in our zone of 16 schools, we are currently sixth in ELA based on state test scores and seventh in math. We had to get our teachers convinced that our kids have to be exposed to grade level standards. We hope to be in the top five by the end of this year.”.

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Exams Schools Research Methods Math 138

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

However, teachers can require students to do what they don’t like, and if they want the grade, the credential, or the degree, students will do it. Students—not all, but many—like easy assignments, courses that aren’t all that demanding, and test questions requiring memorized minutiae. But will they learn anything in the process?

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Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 64

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

However, teachers can require students to do what they don’t like, and if they want the grade, the credential, or the degree, students will do it. Students—not all, but many—like easy assignments, courses that aren’t all that demanding, and test questions requiring memorized minutiae. But will they learn anything in the process?

Group work 59

Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 59

Faculty Focus

JUNE 6, 2023

These two platforms offer significant advantages for setting up assignments, announcements, grades, etc., It also offers excellent tools for analyzing students’ activity and creating grade books. Canvas and Blackboard are two cloud-based platforms the teaching community uses to create courses. yet they have limitations.

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Accessibility Course Design Students Research Methods 69