Faculty Focus

JUNE 30, 2024

If students don’t have the knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish the task, how can they acquire those? Another implication: students’ motivation increases when they are given the chance to make choices and exercise some control over learning, say, for example, deciding the relative weight of quizzes and exams within a designated range.

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Motivation Beliefs Exams Students 109

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Digital platforms facilitate group work, enabling students to communicate and share ideas seamlessly, whether in-person or remotely. Interactive activities, such as quizzes using platforms like Kahoot! or group discussions on discussion boards, can make learning more participatory.

Technology 130

Technology Critical Thinking Learning Styles Attention 130

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. Retrieval practice and Blooms taxonomy: Do students need fact knowledge before higher-order learning? 2014; Agarwal, 2019). References Agarwal, P. Ambrose, S.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

Another thing I’ve observed in higher education is a fishbowl, where students come and swim around in our courses and in our academic curriculum, but they fail to do anything with that knowledge outside of the context of the learning environment itself. This doesn’t work well with simple yes and no answers. It should be creative.

Technology 122

Technology Art Learning Students 122

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks, as discussions, debates, and collaborations spark deeper understanding. It serves as a dynamic hub for knowledge exchange, critical thinking development, and social interaction. Another example is the use of educational games or quizzes to reinforce concepts and assess understanding.

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Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2018

I don’t post enough about high school so I’m thrilled with her article: Some students study more productively in groups, working with their peers. Online groups and forums allow them to ask questions and learn from each other outside the traditional classroom in a space where they typically turn to for studying anyway.

High School 79

High School High School Study Confidentiality 79

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. Retrieval practice and Blooms taxonomy: Do students need fact knowledge before higher-order learning? 2014; Agarwal, 2019). References Agarwal, P. Ambrose, S.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

Another thing I’ve observed in higher education is a fishbowl, where students come and swim around in our courses and in our academic curriculum, but they fail to do anything with that knowledge outside of the context of the learning environment itself. This doesn’t work well with simple yes and no answers. It should be creative.

Technology 98

Technology Art Learning Students 98

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

These assessments can include quizzes, minute papers, surveys, and other methods to track student progress (Zakrajsek, 2016). This may involve lectures, active learning activities, or group work to disseminate information and student learning. Teamwork When possible, work in teams!

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Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2024

When students learn there will be group work in a course, they often let up a collective groan. Group work tends to leave a bad taste in students’ mouths due to their lack of understanding of group dynamics. This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on November 25, 2019 © Magna Publications.

Group work 59

Group work Discussions Gamification Testing 59

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2024

When students learn there will be group work in a course, they often let up a collective groan. Group work tends to leave a bad taste in students’ mouths due to their lack of understanding of group dynamics. This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on November 25, 2019 © Magna Publications.

Group work 52

Group work Discussions Gamification Testing 52

Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 10, 2025

These resources are ideal for your enrichment groups! The math projects and reading projects are designed for independent or small group work and are guaranteed to take engagement and rigor to the next level. I began creating error analysis tasks for my students after reading about Marzanos New Taxonomy (Systems of Knowledge).

Math 52

Math Students Achievement Testing 52