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Will AI Make Standardized Tests Obsolete?

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The SAT is to standardized testing what the floppy disk is to data storage. Providers of some of the most popular standardized tests are rethinking their offerings as new AI tools are challenging traditional techniques for finding out what students know — and allowing new ways to give and score tests.

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When will assessments finally test deeper learning?

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Technology is making the multiple-choice question obsolete. Can testing keep up? But the major focus of assessment technology in recent years, of course, has been on efficiency of test delivery and administration—with little true innovation making it to students’ test booklets or computer screens.

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College Board Changes AP Exams Again to Accommodate Pandemic-Era Testing

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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. The goal is to meet students where they are by allowing them to test where and when it’s convenient. So then the question became how to pull that off.

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Tests suggest most Kansas students not ready for college

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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. The figure for the math tests was 34 percent. The figure was 80 percent for math tests.

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Can a Test Ever Be Fair? How Today's Standardized Tests Get Made.

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After politics and religion, few issues are as contentious as standardized tests. To some, standardized testing overwhelms our schools and helps eradicate differences between students. For others, they remain the best way to compare students objectively and hold schools accountable. EdSurge: What might make a test unfair?

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5 ways educational games improve learning, according to teachers

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When teachers used digital educational games in the classroom, students raised test scores by more than half a letter grade in only three weeks, according to a study from researchers at Vanderbilt University and partners at Legends of Learning , a research-driven educational game platform. Did you know that it’s Digital Citizenship Week?

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5 ways to integrate gamification into your classroom

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“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.