Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

One day I had been planning to discuss metacognition—a learning strategy I teach to my middle-school students. Learning How to Learn I’ve often heard students tell me they studied for hours on a test only to fail. For too many students, that aha-moment happens while they’re taking the big test. And by then it’s too late.

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Teaching Failure Quizzes Learning 168

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.

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Math Coaching Testing Assignments 216

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In middle school, I participated in Future City , a STEM competition for middle schoolers. Influenced by my own experiences and the philosophy of my school, competition became a staple in our classroom culture. Another student cried when they didn’t get stickers on their test, even though they tried their best.

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Motivation Students Middle School Middle School 174

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Her school is located in Houston’s Fifth Ward neighborhood and serves a student body that is nearly 100 percent classified as economically disadvantaged. The Texas Education Agency awards letter grades to schools and districts based on test scores and other student performance metrics. Map by Nadia Tamez-Robledo for EdSurge.

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Schools Multiple Choice Questions Testing Reading 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This I tell them is the ‘big kids’ program, one they’ll use throughout Lower and Middle School. We now start on keyboard quizzes for speed and accuracy. I give them a five-minute typing test once a trimester. elbows at side. feet in front. hands on home row and their own side of keyboard. They love that.

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Quizzes Grades Middle School Middle School 154

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2019

“Differentiation can take hours and hours and hours, but I’ve found a super-efficient way to differentiate well,” enthuses Dorseyville Middle School teacher Cathie Gillner. They developed a game where a character was an angel at school but posted heinous things online. So what’s her secret, and how can you replicate it?

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Learning Quizzes Testing Middle School 145

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

CoCo is still in its beta phase, being tested out by educators from 65 different countries. No one wants to be at the bottom of a leaderboard,” says Deepak Cheenath, co-founder of Quizizz, a classroom tool that lets teachers create pop quizzes and games. Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student.

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Gamification Motivation Game-Based Learning Math 205

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

For example, if an individual student’s summative assessment is significantly different from previous test data, a teacher may want to look for underlying issues or problems,” Monica Fuglei writes for education blog Room 241. Formative assessments, meanwhile, provide for more fluid interaction between teachers and students.

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Quizzes Students Elementary School Elementary School 159

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Over the last year, she’s noticed ads peppered throughout the communications app, which is used by most students, parents and teachers at her 13-year-old’s middle school. Most of the ads seem innocuous—a virtual charter school or a set of digital worksheets, for example—and don’t bother her much. They’re middle-school kids.

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Middle School Middle School Quizzes Communication 165

Edsurge

MAY 25, 2017

But more importantly, every single one of them is listening attentively for their next instructions—right in the middle of math class. Middle school math students ready to save the world What may seem like an odd day in a “typical” math class is just the beginning. Students let out a sigh of relief, realizing it’s all pretend.

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Math Quizzes Textbooks Testing 140

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 1, 2018

Purchase a School License for one grade and get the second grade level for free on either of the following: student tech curriculum workbooks (K-8). student keyboarding workbooks (K-Middle School). Benefits of School License for Students. Benefits of School License for Students.

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Quizzes Grades Middle School Middle School 74

Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 4, 2024

Most of my teaching experience was in middle schools, so I spent a lot of time with kids who were going through one of the most tumultuous transitions of their lives. And what I love for us to remember is we’re not talking about grades or test scores or content or curriculum, the stuff we’re learning.

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Teaching Students Assignments Skills 129

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

Just 26 percent of ACT test-takers are prepared for college. Peek Into a STEM Classroom: Hoover High School. Pleasant Middle School. Wish this wasn’t locked down behind AEA PD Online (with quizzes!) STEM Education Award for Inspired Teaching video. See Iowa’s 2014 Battelle Report. Breakout group questions.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Quizzes Math 94

Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2016

It wouldn’t have been a high priority to develop quizzes for passing the Bar if we were creating our own content. Making sure it’s not pigeonholed to middle school English or high school French. Quizlet was founded on user-generated content, which gives us a lot of freedom.

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English Quizzes Language Languages 80

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2018

By fifth grade, just in time for a focus on touch typing required for the volume of middle school computer work, students should know where all the keys are without looking at their hands. Top Typing Test. Click to view slideshow. Do this a few times a year and track progress. TypingTest.com. Authentic integration.

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Quizzes Essay Grades Knowledge 90

Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 25, 2025

Academic competitions can be exciting and rewarding additions to your school club options. For upper elementary and middle school students, these challenges not only promote academic growth and productive struggle but also social connections. It focuses on enhancing problem-solving skills through timed, written tests.

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Critical Thinking Essay Participation Math 52

Priceless Ponderings

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

with Activities Your Students Will LOVE Economics is not just for the big kids in middle school or high schoolits actually the perfect topic for 2nd-4th graders. Think of vocabulary-building exercises, sorting tasks, and even fun quizzes to test their knowledge. Lets Make Teaching Economics Fun (and Simple!)

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Social Studies Activities Study Quizzes 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Real School Example One middle school teacher at K12 Schools designed a Grammar Quest for English class. This helped make school fun for students. Recommended Tools Kahoot and Quizizz: Great for quizzes that feel like competitive games. Higher test scores and better historical analysis in essays.

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Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 26, 2025

Establish School Hours Set clear learning hours that mimic traditional school timings, with blocks allocated for live classes, independent study, breaks, and meals. Solution: Test all equipment before the school year starts. Can online school accommodate different learning styles?

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Motivation Schools Assignments Art 52