Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 17, 2015

Sarah Blaine said: ten years into private practice, I don’t draw on my two months of intensive bar test prep to advise my clients or manage my work. I don’t rely on essay formulas to craft my briefs, and of course I have never encountered an MBE-style multiple choice question. Test prep works. via [link].

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Testing Multiple Choice Questions Essay History 93

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

That’s the idea at least behind the latest summative assessments from Project Lead the Way , a project-based STEM curriculum, which is introducing new tech-based question types to measure a raft of noncognitive skills from collaboration to general problem solving (in addition to subject-specific questions about engineering or coding concepts). “We

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Testing Exams Multiple Choice Questions STEM 104

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

Over the last decade or so , we’ve settled into a choreographed dance around large-scale, state-mandated standardized test scores. Next, people who have nothing to do with the design, administration, taking, or scoring of the tests will then use them to critique states, districts, schools, and/or individual teachers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Where and how do young people learn these skills? Truly rare are those careers where employees advance based on their ability to regularly answer multiple-choice questions correctly! But how can we integrate more of these skills into core academic classes such as English, algebra, physics and social studies?

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Multiple Choice Questions Multidisciplinary Social Studies English 153

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2024

Many of my students who are already successfully applying their extensive knowledge and skills on class assignments and extracurricular activities are told that because they cannot demonstrate mastery of academic content through a specific set of conditions, they have failed.

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Multidisciplinary Counselling Multiple Choice Questions Exams 206

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Texas Education Agency awards letter grades to schools and districts based on test scores and other student performance metrics. In addition to districts, schools in Texas are individually given A through F grades based partially on standardized test scores. For short-answer questions, they wrote on an index card.

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Schools Multiple Choice Questions Testing Reading 218

eSchool News

APRIL 9, 2018

note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Cons : Some dull multiple-choice questions and confusing images.

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Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Testing Questions 126

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

We have evidence that when you take a demanding test that requires reasoning, reading a book or listening to a lecture in preparation is no different than doing nothing. That’s different than the standard delivery of text and multiple choice questions. But to put those concepts into practice, you need deeper learning.

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Intelligence Lecturing Multiple Choice Questions Learning 167

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. This begs the question: What’s next for education? This helps build strong retrieval pathways and helps students more efficiently master concepts and skills.

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

Elementary Nest

MARCH 4, 2025

Elementary Nest 5 Strong Test Taking Strategies for Multiple Choice Reading Passages Raise your hand if your students love multiple choice questions. Multiple choice questions might seem easy at first glance, but for young readers, it can feel like a tricky guessing game.

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Testing Multiple Choice Questions Reading Questions 52

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. Firman is not the only educator who looks for data in areas other than test performance.

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Multiple Choice Questions Beliefs Education Culture 162

Teaching with a Mountain View

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

State testing season is just around the corner, and we know the pressure it brings… not just for students but for you as their guide and biggest cheerleader. To help make test prep a little easier, were sharing the BEST test-taking strategies that set your students up for success!

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Testing Multiple Choice Questions Math Writing 52

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

Student are convinced they can’t learn what we’re teaching, worry they won’t do well on the tests, and become filled with anxiety over anything in a course that looks like it might be hard. The anxiety some students feel about a course grows out of fears associated with test-taking. Nowadays that seems to apply to all sorts of courses.

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Teaching Multidisciplinary Multiple Choice Questions Exams 111

Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Historically, students have been evaluated primarily on the basis of test scores and subject matter mastery. Measure students’ SEL skills to understand students’ strengths and needs, and use the data to probe the potential root causes of academic, attendance or behavioral issues. These factors remain relevant, of course.

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Multiple Choice Questions Learning Grades Special Education 167

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

Student are convinced they can’t learn what we’re teaching, worry they won’t do well on the tests, and become filled with anxiety over anything in a course that looks like it might be hard. The anxiety some students feel about a course grows out of fears associated with test-taking. Nowadays that seems to apply to all sorts of courses.

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Teaching Multidisciplinary Multiple Choice Questions Exams 101

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. Nearpod First, there’s Nearpod.

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Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Questions Exams 105

Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

This is the standard definition of competency-based education that most educators, policymakers and researchers largely agree with: a system in which students progress based on their demonstration of mastery of a certain concept or skill. Is it fair to only cover the standards that are going to be on the test?”

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Education Multiple Choice Questions Fairness Questions 135

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Smarty Ants is a research-driven solution for students in grades PreK-1 that differentiates instruction in foundational reading skills and accelerates student achievement in a motivating, interactive, online learning environment. The program continuously evaluates each student’s exact skill level, learning temperament and learning pace.

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Blended Learning Textbooks Multiple Choice Questions Learning 100

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2018

Read the article 6 ways to test your students listening comprehension to learn how to make use of cloze tests to test for specific vocabulary or general listening skills. Listening comprehension: Use a clip from the movie for a listening exercise.

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Languages Language Teaching Multiple Choice Questions 102

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2017

Among the tools the district found was Teach to One: Math (TTO), a digital personalized learning program by New Classrooms , a New York-based nonprofit, that adapts to a student’s individual skills and gaps. I want my 5th grader to be well-educated… Tapping away at multiple choice questions is not high level math,” another parent said.

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Learning Multiple Choice Questions Math Evaluation 144

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

The test costs $19 to take, and CSPA can waive the fee for those with financial difficulties. The five-hour long test comes with about 100 questions. There are multiple-choice questions, coding exercises and two essay questions. His hope is that CSPA can become an authority to certifying this skill.

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Multiple Choice Questions Testing Questions Essay 102

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Lalilo’s online literacy product focuses on helping K-2 students develop phonics, word recognition and reading comprehension skills through a series of online exercises and stories. Some activities involve multiple-choice questions; others ask children to read words and passages in order to assess their oral fluency.

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English Multiple Choice Questions Teaching Assistants Special Education 64

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. This begs the question: What’s next for education? This helps build strong retrieval pathways and helps students more efficiently master concepts and skills.

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

Organized Classroom

APRIL 2, 2025

You could have students do their math facts timed tests in them by placing students down at a center with a timer, and they can sit and fill in their test until the timer goes off. Have students practice graphing skills with these activity cards. I only put it on two sides because I wanted to be able to see the paper well.

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Multiple Choice Questions Writing Activities Testing 73

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Taking into account analytics skills, social and emotional learning, and importantly, the human experience, will always remain its cornerstone. Many fear that computer-generated grading would only perpetuate the education system’s reliance on multiple-choice questions. Help students develop workforce AI skills.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Today, students frequently work in digital environments to read course materials, take tests and complete assignments. Among the choices educators make are what instructional technique to use, when and how to give feedback, and when and how to test student knowledge. For him, improving the speed of learning is just part of it.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2017

Spring means one thing to many elementary and middle schools across the country: test prep. Parents, in an effort to find the best school for their children, may latch on to state test results as a comparative measure they can easily understand. At best, test prep can yield modest, short-term gains in scores.

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