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5 ways educational games improve learning, according to teachers

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The new research, published by the Journal of the Learning Sciences , demonstrates the benefits of game-based learning for students when compared to students who had no access to such games. The research found students in the classes with the games outperformed their peers on essay and multiple choice questions.

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5 ways to integrate gamification into your classroom

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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. Students answer multiple-choice questions on their devices while seeing fun memes, leaderboards, and progress bars.

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What data is necessary to help students succeed?

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In contrast, medical school can overwhelm students with detailed information, like longitudinal reports on multiple-choice question performance throughout the year. This raises an essential question: What kind of feedback information is genuinely useful for students?

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Improving Critical Thinking May Take Practice

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It turns out that cultivating critical thinking skills can be difficult, even though many educators believe “that’s the point of what we’re training our students to be able to do,” says Ben Motz, a research scientist in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University.

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Will AI Make Standardized Tests Obsolete?

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Whereas last year, her focus was on using AI to help create traditional multiple-choice questions, now, she says, “what I am really focused on now is dynamic generation of content on the fly. McWilliams, of ETS, says she’s had a “mindset shift” in the past year about how she thinks about AI in testing.

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Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers

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” Peer Instruction This strategy turns a simple multiple-choice question into a quick collaborative activity. “Present students with a multiple choice question.” “Multiple choice is great because you can assess students’ knowledge quickly and equitably. .

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8 maker tools to inspire next-gen innovation and design

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In a conversation with Education Week , Bdeir said schools need to find ways to make science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) education more fun, engaging, and accessible for students. “I But when she arrived at the MIT Media Lab for her master’s of science degree, “it was the exact opposite.