Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

Multiple-choice questions don’t belong in college. They’re often ineffective as a teaching tool, they’re easy for students to cheat, and they can exacerbate test anxiety. Defending Multiple-Choice To be fair, not everyone is so down on multiple choice.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2020

Remark Test Grading Cloud available to all teachers for free, including electronic bubble sheets for distributing and grading assessments. is offering instructors a free 60-day subscription to its popular Remark Test Grading Cloud application.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Jackson County implements LearnBop to help students master math skills, computer-based testing. In the past,” Rogers said, “if a student scored a 70 on a chapter test, all we knew was that they didn’t understand 30 percent of the content. We didn’t know what the specific gaps were.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

Bier and others involved in the project say that they are testing the approach in a variety of educational settings, including public and private K-12 schools, community colleges and four-year colleges. EdSurge: The app you developed helps teachers test out their learning materials to see if they’re effective.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A researcher tested a new weight loss supplement. Ask that question to a group of adults, and many are likely to tell you that the finding checks out. Each group of study participants started the experiment by taking a pre-test and receiving training about critical thinking. Is that claim accurate, or faulty? lack of control.

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Critical Thinking Multiple Choice Questions Peer Review Testing 217

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

Testing for such skills relies heavily on technology and required a significant retooling. Yet questions remain about whether any individual test (especially one that has long relied on multiple choice) can truly measure collaboration and problem solving—skills that typically involve heavy doses of human interaction and teamwork.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

Delivering formative assessments is made easier with classroom technology tools. As education policy moves away from the much-maligned No Child Left Behind and toward new legislation focusing on learning outcomes, technology-enabled formative assessments are moving to the foreground as a way to gauge student learning in real time.

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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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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.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Truly rare are those careers where employees advance based on their ability to regularly answer multiple-choice questions correctly! For example, Nepris , a Houston-based company, connects professionals in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) fields to classrooms to give lessons related to their jobs.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2023

The AI-generated assessment items will be complemented by AI-powered Adaptive Testing in Performance Matters to better understand each student’s competency and personalized instruction needs. Want to dive deep into what Microsoft’s Azure technology is all about? While the focus is on higher ed, it’s applicable all around.

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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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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2024

Louisiana, where I teach, is one of eight states in the country that requires a passing score on standardized tests to receive a diploma. Standardized testing has long been protested by educators, parents and students due to its racist origins.

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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. Students who correctly answer 60 percent of the 10 multiple-choice questions on a pre-test can skip that unit.

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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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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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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So the folks behind the Common App have been testing a tool that might help more students successfully apply to college, both by giving them accurate information about deadlines and resources and by encouraging them to keep at it when it feels overwhelming. Getting through the college application process requires perseverance. 3] Stressed.

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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? With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education.

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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. The students answered 126 multiple-choice questions in class on materials that were just presented. They also took periodic tests and a final exam.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

I was able to review an entire year’s worth of material in about 10 hours, and I feel more confident than ever going into my tests.” TeachTap’s AI-driven tutoring and test prep features set it apart from traditional study methods and expensive tutoring services.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2024

Here’s the role memory retention plays in academia: Recall During Tests: Enhanced memory retention means an improved recall ability. Remember that fluctuating moods can cloud your judgment and impair your decision-making – a critical aspect when facing multiple-choice questions or mapping the outline of an essay.

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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.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

In the technology world, “smart” is often synonymous with “better” or “more advanced.” So it stands to reason that using the term “smart” to describe the application of technology within college courses might have a similar connotation. We speak of smartwatches, smartphones, and smart TVs. Designed Adaptivity. Is that adaptive?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Historically, students have been evaluated primarily on the basis of test scores and subject matter mastery. These factors remain relevant, of course. More specifically, how is SEL associated with attendance, behavior and course performance (ABC)—and how do these associations vary across student demographics or educational contexts?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

CRS technology is a key tool in our inclusive teaching tool kit because it supports multiple opportunities for practice for all students (structured course design) and allows for anonymous participation that doesn’t require “ speaking up ” (structured facilitation). In our own teaching, we call these “typical test questions” or TTQs.

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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. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. Listening comprehension: Use a clip from the movie for a listening exercise.

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Language Languages Teaching Multiple Choice Questions 102

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2017

The district’s proximity to big technology companies at the heart of Silicon Valley also seemed like a cultural fit for this kind of futuristic learning. Khan Academy is in our backdoor, and a lot of parents are used to technology,” Rudolph said in an interview with EdSurge. That's one of the hallmarks on our community.”

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

End-of-year state testing can be useful as a “gut check,” says Phillips, to ensure that students don’t fall too behind. Is it fair to only cover the standards that are going to be on the test?” What role does technology play? Technology is of tremendous benefit of helping us do CBE at scale,” says Horn.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2025

There were also highly read pieces about the ways that educators and school systems are grappling with rapid change: how to make access to algebra equitable for historically disadvantaged students and catch up to new technology standards aiding students with disabilities. By Daniel Mollenkamp In April, the U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

ELA Test Challenge Courses. Achieve3000 is introducing its brand-new ELA Test Challenge courses that prepare students for the rigor of high-stakes state assessments. Finally, coming in 2017, Achieve3000’s LevelSet Writing assessment will feature immediate, automatic scoring of students’ writing on pre-, interim and post-tests.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

askMyClass This Menlo Park-based startup seeks to offer teachers classroom management strategies, lesson support and social-emotional support for students via voice technology. 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.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

She is an engineer who holds a doctorate in speech-recognition technology, and has spent the past two decades researching this field at Columbia University, IBM and Bell Laboratories. Some offered multiple-choice questions, for instance, that simply asked kids to pick the correct pronunciation—hardly a useful exercise.

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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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Like many other education entrepreneurs with technology backgrounds, the co-founders of Lalilo say they were surprised at the gap between the teaching tools currently available in classrooms, and the technology they knew was available. fourth graders tested proficient in reading—down from 37 percent in 2017.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2019

provide background knowledge on topics being discussed — not for testing but to round out learning or for pure enjoyment. provide background knowledge on topics being discussed — not for testing but to round out learning or for pure enjoyment. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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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. I only put it on two sides because I wanted to be able to see the paper well. Then I also left this side open so that way I can get papers in and out.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A key conversation focuses on weighing its benefits versus risks, and many education institutions have been quick to implement bans on the technology altogether for fears of plagiarism in written works. As technology continues to evolve, the education industry has immense opportunities to harness these new applications.

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