eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

ExitTicket is a rapid-response tool that lets teachers instantly poll, survey, or test student knowledge via custom quizzes called tickets. Click here to read the full app review. ExitTicket. What’s It Like? Teachers can create their own tickets or browse a library of tickets created by other educators.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

In January 2023, about one month after the release of ChatGPT, there were already stories about colleges switching to “pen-and-paper” tests to battle the AI bots. He talked about how he dropped in on a calligraphy class, and from that knowledge he created the idea of different types of computer fonts some 10 years later.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2016

note : Today’s students have too many tests to take—but today’s teachers still need insight into their classes’ knowledge and skills. Adding new tests every time students need to prove mastery rarely seems like the right answer.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

This is done through interactive online videos, quizzes, games, and mini-lessons or quests that help them develop life skills while enabling them to explore careers, build their networks, and actually experiment with jobs.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2024

Basic knowledge (Level 1) of Bloom’s original (1956) version of the taxonomy can now be generated via AI. This is not to say students should not be asked to perform tasks that align with Costa’s Gathering Level of Questioning, nor work at the knowledge and understanding levels of Bloom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Then, they find or create digital content, objective tests, and performance tasks aligned to those learning objectives, which they post to an LMS. Objective tests are usually multiple-choice quizzes or other tests with single correct answers. 4, 2020, [link].

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

Preparation for an Assessment: To prepare for upcoming tests or assessments, must-do stations provide practice and support in areas where data shows students struggle. These formative assessments can take the form of quizzes, short written responses, exit tickets, online discussions, and graphic organizers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Yet as instructors in the new world of online education, we have access to ever-increasing amounts of data—from recorded lecture videos, electronically submitted homework, discussion forums, and online quizzes and assessments—that may give us insights into individual student learning. So how does one identify a student’s knowledge state?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

ChatGPT does have major limitations: its limited knowledge base only pulls from data prior to September 2021; it has no personal experiences or emotions to draw from; it may generate inaccurate information; and it does not have the ability to critically think and/or analyze information.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2020

Polls and quizzes to test knowledge and enable peer-to-peer learning. A library for centralizing useful content, ranging from reading materials to exam papers. Task management features for assigning homework and following up easily. Analytics to track learning progress and generate a digital report card.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Dover, DE Quizard is an academic app designed to help students study for tests and quizzes. The Juice , Miami, FL The Juice is an interactive learning platform designed to develop students’ reading comprehension, critical thinking, information and media literacy skills, and civics knowledge using fun and engaging original content.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Role-Playing and Simulations : Role-playing activities or simulations immerse students in real-world scenarios, encouraging them to apply knowledge and critical thinking skills. Here are some examples: Practice Retrieval : Self-testing or using flashcards to actively recall information from memory strengthens memory recall and retention.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2023

Keyboarding Quizzes Students understand the concept of ‘quiz’ It’s a test of knowledge, a line in the sand where students show their grasp of the subject or suffer a bad grade. A few quizzes you might try: speed quiz –Grades 3-8–provide a set page to type and evaluate student speed and accuracy.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

These are: pre-exposure, activating prior knowledge, and retrieval practice. pre-test quizzes. Activating prior knowledge. We can create learning activities based on students’ prior knowledge to focus student attention and arouse their interests and curiosity to learn more. a video about a course or topic.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Catherine Truitt, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Carolina, says: “By equipping educators and students with the knowledge and skills of AI, we are ensuring they are better prepared for their future. AI-powered diagnostic tools that identify areas for improvement and guide test takers through targeted study sessions.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Poptential Bell Ringers each feature a short video clip, a unique tidbit of knowledge, and thought-provoking questions to spike curiosity and engagement. Poptential course packages include everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers, quizzes, and tests.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2024

They sat down and figured out what knowledge students needed to grasp, and the extent to which they needed to prove proficiency. Not long after, Spoon started changing up how she handled quizzes in a calculus class she taught. Perhaps there’s a midterm, a final and a few other chances for students to prove what they’ve learned.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

Based on my experience, this builds engagement overall because students know that they need to pay attention as there are quizzes at regular intervals. . Additionally, you can provide supplemental resources, such as links to online study guides or practice tests. Record lectures so students can review them at their convenience.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

We all have that one teacher who seems to take months to grade even a single test. It’s a student response system that allows teachers to make quizzes that students can take on their device. For those yet to experience the magic, Kahoot is a free, game-based platform that allows teachers to create competitive and interactive quizzes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

QuizGecko: Versatility and Innovation Among the leading AI-powered quiz generators, QuizGecko is a versatile tool that can transform text, documents, or URLs into captivating interactive quizzes. Riddle: User-Friendly Engagement A user-friendly quiz maker, Riddle offers an intuitive interface for crafting engaging quizzes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Add up test scores and see what the student earned. Does s/he show evidence of learning by using tech class knowledge in classroom or home? Does s/he use core classroom knowledge (i.e., Very defensible. Everyone understood. It’s not that way anymore. Does s/he save to their network folder? Does s/he work well in groups?

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2019

Tests these days start by making students prove not what they know, but who they are. The Boston-based company passed its own test of sorts today: securing a $90 million investment from private equity firm Great Hill Partners. That test is no longer around, but he says that experience inspired him to launch Examity in 2013.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2019

As a result, institutions and individuals used computers to create huge banks of prerecorded explanations, delivering them digitally to students based on the results of multiple-choice quizzes. Some have put their video explanations into the service of test preparation. Where students can ask one another: “Wait, how are you seeing it?”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2019

Whatever is to blame, the result is that students increasingly take on the complicated economics of working and raising families without the knowledge, maturity, or experience to succeed at those. Here’s a good video overview of Budget Challenge’s patented Road Test for Personal Finance. Financial Literacy Quizzes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

How important is teacher knowledge of teaching keyboarding or can anyone teach it? Two criteria are mentioned over and over in keyboarding research: Keyboarding instruction is most effective when spread out over several years and designed to build on the student’s prior knowledge. Quarterly speed/accuracy quizzes (grades 3-8).

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Beyond the Worksheet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

As teachers, were always on the lookout for methods that not only assess our students knowledge but also help them develop critical skills. One of the strategies Ive adopted in my classroom is allowing students to use their notes during quizzes. I also want to note that I do not allow notes on unit tests and assessments !

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

At its most basic, grading of multiple choice quizzes and tests is now essentially instantaneous. With the wealth of different sources of knowledge available on the internet, why ask a single teacher? In education, this increase in capacity is already showing up in numerous forms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Because new information is blended into prior knowledge, the result is – of course – subjective, heavily dependent upon the personal lens of each learner. That, in turn, is dependent upon their society, culture, past knowledge, personal experiences, and more. Students constantly build new understanding on old knowledge.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class. I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. I administer two daily quizzes in that course.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

Researchers at California Polytechnic State University conducted a study in 1994, which showed conclusively that the group that was given a random assortment of pitches did much better in the post test than the group that received blocked pitches—several of one kind followed by several of another—and the control group. And what did we miss?”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Armed with full knowledge of the issue, they dove into the research, recorded public service announcements and canvassed their community for advocates. Lecturing and quizzing on content is more efficient than coaching and mentoring groups of students through real-world problems.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

quizzes and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students’ heads (e.g., If we’re going to ask our students to ‘retrieve’ and ‘interleave’ their learning weeks and even months later, can it at least be knowledge and skills that are worth remembering? Of course students need to have factual knowledge and procedural fluency.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Issues With Feedback and Testing It’s much easier to hide in a digital world. But that’s not always the case in subjects such as math and science that require secure environments for test taking. and Khan Academy, which allows for timed tests. It’s a struggle for us,” Boyle says.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Racially divisive systems are prevalent in schools such as mine (and in all schools) through traditional grading structures, grade tracking, standardized testing and punitive disciplinary actions—all of which further disadvantage career and college opportunities for our students of color.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I use a daily quiz that has a two-fold purpose: first, it tests the students’ knowledge of the day’s reading material; and second, it provides a focus for the lecture and activities scheduled that day in class. I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. I administer two daily quizzes in that course.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

These are: pre-exposure, activating prior knowledge, and retrieval practice. pre-test quizzes. Activating prior knowledge. We can create learning activities based on students’ prior knowledge to focus student attention and arouse their interests and curiosity to learn more. a video about a course or topic.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

To prepare students well for college and career means they must deeply learn the material and its application to their lives and future learning.That means assessing student knowledge authentically and accountably. This doesn’t stop with quizzes, tests, and memorizing facts. Quick Quizzes. Time: a few minutes.

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