Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

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? Where and how do young people learn these skills?

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Multiple Choice Questions Multidisciplinary Social Studies English 154

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

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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2024

It’s not just about fueling late-night study sessions or grabbing a quick bite between classes. 5 Ways Low-Carb Diets Fuel High-Achieving Students Unlock the academic prowess within you by exploring how a low-carb diet could energize your studies. They can also increase your energy , but most studies focus on short term effects.

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Achievement Multiple Choice Questions Students Study 167

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

“TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. By combining the power of AI with an incredibly engaging user experience, we’ve created a learning tool that makes studying not only effective but also fun,” said LearnWith.AI Chief Product Officer Phil Hewinson.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The higher ed award honored Timothy Renick, Senior Vice President for Student Success and Professor of Religious Studies at Georgia State University. 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.

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Intelligence Lecturing Multiple Choice Questions Learning 167

eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2016

Kids Discover , a provider of engaging science and social studies curriculum, announced that its interactive digital library, Kids Discover Online, now includes custom assessment capabilities. The Assessments feature includes more than 5,000 pre-built questions covering more than 1,200 science and social studies topics.

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Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Social Studies Exams 108

Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Historically, students have been evaluated primarily on the basis of test scores and subject matter mastery. A recent review of 87 intervention studies , for example, found that students exposed to SEL programming such as Second Step see a 13 percent advantage in academic performance over students who are not involved with SEL programming.

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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. It is the specific course that students respond to in the study, but the anxiety stems from a more general lack of confidence in themselves as learners.

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Teaching Multidisciplinary Multiple Choice Questions Exams 110

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2017

A few days later, at a study session with parents on Jan. 17, Rudolph explained the motivation behind the decision: “It’s hard to argue with personalized learning… but when everybody is sitting there saying ‘yes, this looks good,’ maybe we should ask some more critical questions.” 17 study session. “We

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Learning Multiple Choice Questions Math Evaluation 147

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

After all, one can use the phrase “adaptive” to describe the California DMV computer-based exam because an algorithm dynamically selects the next multiple choice question based on the user’s performance thus far. Adaptive technology that depends on algorithms alone is insufficient to foster learner-centric design.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

D) Stress that students answer questions independent of their peers. Studies have suggested that these tools, which allow students to respond in real time to questions provided by an instructor, can improve student learning. In our own teaching, we call these “typical test questions” or TTQs. Play with the polls.

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Instructors Multiple Choice Questions Course Design Discussions 140

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. It is the specific course that students respond to in the study, but the anxiety stems from a more general lack of confidence in themselves as learners.

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Teaching Multidisciplinary Multiple Choice Questions Exams 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

When students can bring models to life and test them in real world situations, they are expanding beyond paper and screen into the world around them. As we know, the pandemic led to a proliferation of learning technologies, with districts reporting the use of an average of 2,500 edtech tools in the 2023 EdTech Top 40 research study.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

To support schools and districts across the country and around the world, the company has created state-customized editions of its patented, nonfiction blended learning literacy solutions: · KidBizPro®, TeenBizPro®, and EmpowerPro® for English language arts, science and social studies in grades two through 12. ELA Test Challenge Courses.

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Blended Learning Textbooks Multiple Choice Questions Learning 100

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Students answer a series of questions to prepare for an upcoming test. These can be multiple choice, short answer, long answer, or another. When these are collected automatically to the Google spreadsheet, they are then shared with all students as a study guide prior to a summative test. Exit tickets.

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Multiple Choice Questions Questions Testing Grades 83

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Amine Mezzour and Laurent Jolie were classmates at École Polytechnique in France, and later at UC Berkeley, where they studied computer science, engineering and entrepreneurship. 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 65

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Some offered multiple-choice questions, for instance, that simply asked kids to pick the correct pronunciation—hardly a useful exercise. The plan is to test another 1,000 students in 2020, and another 600 the following year. The software giant is piloting the technology in 20 schools in Ireland and Britain.)

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Laboratory Multiple Choice Questions English Testing 73

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

According to a McKinsey’s study, teachers spend over 20 percent of their time just preparing for class. AI transforms textbooks into interactive study guides. Students can read while listening and pause or rewatch when needed—making the interactive videos particularly helpful for those struggling with traditional studying forms.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

When students can bring models to life and test them in real world situations, they are expanding beyond paper and screen into the world around them. As we know, the pandemic led to a proliferation of learning technologies, with districts reporting the use of an average of 2,500 edtech tools in the 2023 EdTech Top 40 research study.

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Today, students frequently work in digital environments to read course materials, take tests and complete assignments. If they are right, it would mean short-circuiting the famous “10,000-hour rule” based on studies by education researcher Anders Ericsson and popularized by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell in his book “Outliers.”

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Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

For instance, Remind makes it possible for teachers to let families know what assignments or tests students have coming up. Yet too frequently, those communications channels become largely one-way megaphones for teachers, who then nudge parents into prodding students to finish upcoming assignments or study for the next test.

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Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Schools Mobile Devices 166

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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Testing Exams Multiple Choice Questions Students 160