Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

HOUSTON — On a Saturday morning in August 2023, a crowd gathered outside the Houston Independent School District administration building with protest signs in hand. Teachers, parents and politicians took turns at the microphone, united in their criticism of the controversial state takeover of Texas’ largest school district.

Schools 218

Schools Multiple Choice Questions Testing Reading 218

eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Gradient Learning, 2023 ) On average, students give their school a C+ rating in making them feel excited about learningPerhaps relatedly, students give their school a C+ in teaching them in ways that adapt to their unique learning needs. EAB, 2023 ) Eighty percent of educators are worried about student engagement.

Technology 311

Technology Gamification Multiple Choice Questions Intelligence 311

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

When schools opened back up after the pandemic, they welcomed back a legion of students with entirely new vocabularies and worldviews shaped by 30-second video clips. Schools are also fighting back to the best of their ability by instituting a variety of cell phone bans to reverse downward trends in student inattentiveness and disengagement.

Technology 300

Technology Gamification Multiple Choice Questions Intelligence 300

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“Games are among childrens favorite activities, especially for primary school students. Quizizz: Turn assessments into fun competitions Quizizz is my top choice for a gamification platform. It allows you to create or search pre-made question sets and host a variety of games that students can join.

Gamification 306

Gamification Multiple Choice Questions Motivation Social Studies 306

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2024

The goal of the effort is to move away from requiring students to stop everything to sit in a room to answer questions for a couple hours, says Timothy Knowles, president of the Carnegie Foundation. Schools and school systems already have rich data that they don’t make much use of, he says.

Testing 210

Testing Multiple Choice Questions Exams Questions 210

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

As a new school year begins, a number of district leaders are scrambling to address concerns from parents and staff that their chosen online learning platform features content that is racist, sexist or inappropriate for children. 25, two days before her district’s first day of school. We’re not even going there.”

Learning 213

Learning Schools Multiple Choice Questions Distance Learning 213

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

AI can also provide schools tools to foster a less stressful, more flexible work environment. The substitute teacher shortage is dire and hinders a school’s ability to function. Far too often, teachers come to school sick due to the lack of substitutes. When answering basic questions, AI can read a student’s answers.

Teachers 278

Teachers Textbooks Multiple Choice Questions Essay 278

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Florida’s Jackson County School District will deploy LearnBop, a math learning system, to students across the school district. With all of the digital programs, the curriculum training, and integrating tablets, teachers are jumping in head first,” said Missy Rogers, Jackson County School District’s math coordinator.

Math 208

Math Multiple Choice Questions Blended Learning Assignments 208

eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2016

Technology is making the multiple-choice question obsolete. Next page: How schools can assess deeper learning. Can testing keep up? When we imagine the future of assessment it’s easy to envision all sorts of impressive ways to help gauge what students know and what they can do.

Testing 189

Testing Multiple Choice Questions Learning Feedback 189

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

From the parent perspective, such assessments can deliver near-immediate information about how children are learning and achieving, said Marty Creel, Discovery Education’s Chief Academic Officer and previously head of curriculum at Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. They can add videos, images and diagrams.

Multiple Choice Questions 189

Multiple Choice Questions Exams Coaching Motivation 189

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I teach a course for faculty on how to write multiple-choice questions. Professors work with research-based guidelines to write multiple-choice questions for their courses, including questions that target higher-order thinking skills. So far, so good. This is when things started to go downhill.

Multiple Choice Questions 111

Multiple Choice Questions Plagiarism Writing Questions 111

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

A majority of Kansas public school students aren’t on track to be ready academically for college based on their scores on standardized English and math tests this past spring, a state report said Tuesday. Majority of students are not on track for college success, according to a new report. The figure was 80 percent for math tests.

Testing 181

Testing Multiple Choice Questions English Math 181

Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2023

Although I will focus on the same course (one about how to write multiple-choice questions), this time I want to find out whether ChatGPT can function as my teaching aid. For example, can it come up with examples and questions that I can use in learning materials and activities? It’s similar to a very fast brainstorm.

Multiple Choice Questions 118

Multiple Choice Questions Teaching Participation Writing 118

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Truly rare are those careers where employees advance based on their ability to regularly answer multiple-choice questions correctly! schooling for young children since John Dewey’ s time. Truly rare are those careers where employees advance based on their ability to regularly answer multiple-choice questions correctly!

Multiple Choice Questions 154

Multiple Choice Questions Multidisciplinary Social Studies English 154

eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

The keynotes, presenters, vendors, and attendees of #ISTE18 dialed in hard with a connected line of perspective, practical strategies, and game-changing edtech tools to push all students full STEAM ahead into the new school year. Multiple-choice questions are shared on a screen. All means all. One to watch: ClassAlexa.

Multiple Choice Questions 189

Multiple Choice Questions Education Quizzes Game-Based Learning 189

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 27, 2015

Howie Knoff said: I am not in favor of extending the school day (or year) when students need the extra time to learn things they should have learned earlier in the day. More videos with multiple choice questions! and/or because. via [link]. via [link]. Image credit: timlewisnm. . Related Posts.

Multiple Choice Questions 98

Multiple Choice Questions Schools Skills Curriculum 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I teach a course for faculty on how to write multiple-choice questions. Professors work with research-based guidelines to write multiple-choice questions for their courses, including questions that target higher-order thinking skills. So far, so good. This is when things started to go downhill.

Multiple Choice Questions 97

Multiple Choice Questions Plagiarism Writing Questions 97

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

As for deploying AI safely and responsibly, schools are paying attention to a number of things right now. These are the moments where creative activities can replace traditional methods like note-taking or multiple-choice questions and garner a much wider and deeper set of learning outcomes.

Multiple Choice Questions 204

Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Intelligence Skills 204

eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

How can schools prepare students to be the designers, innovators, and entrepreneurs our economy needs for future success? Until now, the company has focused mostly on the consumer market, but during a March 8 keynote session, littleBits founder and CEO Ayah Bdeir announced a new kit made specifically for schools. “We

Multiple Choice Questions 189

Multiple Choice Questions Game-Based Learning Science Critical Thinking 189

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Since the Advanced Placement (AP) program began in the 1950s, tens of millions of students have taken their exams in school, with paper and pencil, over the course of several hours. Schools can also choose between different dates and formats for different tests. So then the question became how to pull that off.

Exams 218

Exams Testing Multiple Choice Questions Internet 218

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.

Multiple Choice Questions 152

Multiple Choice Questions Math Middle School Middle School 152

Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2020

As many schools resume remote instruction this fall, watch out for these three mistakes you may be making. But sometimes, distance learning can take an “app-centric” approach, where students spend more time watching instructional videos and answering multiple-choice questions than talking about concepts with their peers and teachers.

Distance Learning 218

Distance Learning Teaching Multiple Choice Questions Math 218

eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2020

Using electronic bubble sheets, you can create a customized answer sheet that can include multiple choice questions, math grids, or open response items such as short answers or essays. Test forms can either be created as traditional answer sheets or the instructor can include question text and answer areas on the same form.

Testing 105

Testing Grades Multiple Choice Questions Teachers 105

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For 12 months, Oli kept company with about 500,000 students from the high school class of 2021, more than half of them low-income, minorities, or aspiring first-generation college students. It sent multiple-choice questions asking how they felt about the transition to college, with options such as: [1] Excited and ready to start already! [2]

Multiple Choice Questions 216

Multiple Choice Questions Motivation Intelligence Writing 216

Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2023

Although I will focus on the same course (one about how to write multiple-choice questions), this time I want to find out whether ChatGPT can function as my teaching aid. For example, can it come up with examples and questions that I can use in learning materials and activities? It’s similar to a very fast brainstorm.

Multiple Choice Questions 98

Multiple Choice Questions Teaching Participation Writing 98

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

“TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. Pearson Edgington, a high school senior who piloted TeachTap, shared his experience: “TeachTap made studying for my AP exams actually fun and interesting. Chief Product Officer Phil Hewinson. Generative AI with guardrails LearnWith.AI

Exams 141

Exams High School High School History 141

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2024

After 12 years of compulsory schooling, they approach the edge of the nest — and many feel unprepared, realizing they are about to lose the comfort of seeing their friends every day, the support of trusted adults outside their families and the predictability of a daily school schedule.

Multidisciplinary 206

Multidisciplinary Counselling Multiple Choice Questions Exams 206

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2021

After making a major shift to remote learning at the beginning of the pandemic, some teachers had to adjust to another unfamiliar environment when their school buildings reopened: teaching students online and in-person at the same time. We have to bring them back to the mentality that they’re still in school and keep them engaged.”

Hybrid Learning 218

Hybrid Learning Teachers Multiple Choice Questions Learning 218

Edsurge

MAY 25, 2017

Millions of students in colleges and schools around the world take classes that require clickers, small remote controls that let students buzz in answers to multiple choice questions during class.

Study 156

Study Multiple Choice Questions Peer Review Quizzes 156

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

The question of whether or not to allow students to use smartphones, laptops and other technology in the classroom has been long-debated , and at times, heated. And just as a new school year is set to begin, a new study raises fresh concerns about potential downsides of multitasking during class.

Multiple Choice Questions 140

Multiple Choice Questions Exams Lecturing Attention 140

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

School leaders asked: Which apps should we download? Less frequently asked were some more fundamental questions: How might we preserve a sense of belonging and connectedness between students? As an elementary school teacher, my highest priorities were always the following: Cultivating agency, autonomy and independence in my students.

Distance Learning 218

Distance Learning Multiple Choice Questions Learning Critical Thinking 218

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 9, 2024

Listen to my interview with Karen Borchert ( transcript ): Sponsored by Alpaca We have a lot of conversations about what should be done to make schools better. I also recommended including some open-ended questions to make room for topics that weren’t covered elsewhere.

Schools 112

Schools Multiple Choice Questions Questions Feedback 112

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. Among the recommendations: Stacey Roshan from The Bullis School in Washington, D.C.

Multiple Choice Questions 164

Multiple Choice Questions Beliefs Education Culture 164

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

It may sound like an oxymoron, but it is possible to assess where your students are on their learning path without taking home a stack of papers or forcing your students to complete mundane multiple choice questions in a simulated testing environment. The free account also includes free writing and drawing options.

Multiple Choice Questions 107

Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Exams Questions 107

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This dismal news further intensifies the pressure on district leaders to address learning gaps exacerbated by the pandemic, all while more than half of schools report teacher and staffing shortages. Recent headlines suggest it will take until 2028 for students to recover from these pandemic-related achievement declines.

Multiple Choice Questions 174

Multiple Choice Questions Math Reading Achievement 174

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The Los Angeles Unified School District is back in the news for its use of technology, this time for its online credit-recovery courses. Graduation rates should not be the standard by which school districts are judged. Students who correctly answer 60 percent of the 10 multiple-choice questions on a pre-test can skip that unit.

Multiple Choice Questions 131

Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Testing Evaluation 131

Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

To answer these questions, Panorama Education analyzed data from more than 100,000 students at nearly 200 schools across the country. The graph shows the correlation between students’ overall SEL scores and their GPA, number of behavior incidents, scores on assessments (such as STAR, MAP and iReady) and school attendance.

Multiple Choice Questions 167

Multiple Choice Questions Learning Grades Special Education 167