eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2022

The DESSA has been rigorously tested and peer reviewed in more than 130 articles. Data from the DESSA helps schools and out-of-school time organizations better understand students’ social and emotional skills and provide growth strategies to support their development.

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Education Special Education Peer Review Evaluation 286

Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2021

Meanwhile, learning scientists have been taking a more clinical approach, using experiments to test the question: How important is it for the teacher to be visible on screen? One of the things we do as researchers is we test ideas,” says Stull. “We We don’t just assume, or say, ‘that’s cool let’s use it.’”

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

With Core5, teachers are empowered to differentiate instruction for each student using meaningful data powered by Lexia’s patented Assessment Without Testing® technology. Dozens of peer-reviewed research studies have proven that Lexia’s literacy solutions are some of the most effective in the country.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

students who played edgames outperformed their peers on standardized tests. Now a soon-to-be released study from Vanderbilt University demonstrates the impact of rigorous, peer reviewed research into curricular tools, in this case showing that students who played edgames outperformed their peers on standardized tests.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

And, CoSN has created a new fee-for-service CoSN Peer Review process using this Matrix to determine how a district aligns to best practices by expert external peers. In addition, there is a need to address the “elephant in the room” of teaching to the test.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Research databases, including Google Scholar, ResearchGate and JSTOR can serve as resources for peer-reviewed studies. Random assignment is intended to ensure the treatment and comparison groups are the same along both measurable characteristics such as test scores as well as unmeasured characteristics such as motivation to learn.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

When I saw her speak, I found it easy to get swept up in her vision to democratize blood testing and save lives. that we couldn't figure it out, so we just had someone from our life-science investment team go into Walgreens and take the test. The top life science investors track peer-reviewed publications.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here are some you can look into–and all online: Easy CBM Educreations –video a whiteboard explanation of how students are completing a task (app) Edulastic –formative assessments; work on any devices (app) Flip — record a video question from your desktop; add attachments; students respond from the app with their answer Flubaroo (app) (..)

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Quizzes Peer Review Failure Essay 159

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Even the College Board, maker of the SAT, advised colleges to be flexible about requiring the test in the upcoming admissions cycle because of challenges students face getting to in-person tests and glitches in the group’s efforts to administer exams remotely. The pitch: Use deeper technology to make admissions more deeply human. “I

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Edsurge

JUNE 3, 2022

A national survey of 515 school and district leaders who make edtech purchasing decisions, conducted by a working group convened at the EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium, found that just 11 percent demand peer-reviewed research. This must change.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Without a formal peer-review process, how is it possible to catch mistakes? OpenStax textbooks are peer-reviewed—something Williamson believes is “essential for any content that’s really striving to go mainstream.” But at the same time, he’s optimistic about LibreText’s nontraditional, crowd-sourced review structure.

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Textbooks Writing Accessibility Peer Review 165

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2024

Collaborative Writing and Peer Review The adage “two heads are better than one” holds true in the realm of writing, as collaborative efforts and peer review can yield invaluable insights and constructive feedback.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Other students will try to submit their work for publication without the proper elements of an academic paper, such as a background literature review or a methods section. No peer reviewed journal would publish this work, she adds. One student hoped to submit a paper that didn’t even include a research question, Hale says.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In research and surveys conducted by Dr. Donald McCabe and the International Center for Academic Integrity over the span of 12 years, 68 percent of undergraduates who responded admitted to cheating on tests or written assignments. Reducing students’ test anxiety can help, Millet said. Incorporating peer review into their courses.

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Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 144

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

By the time we were finished with a pilot test, we discovered that a technology tool helped us and our students in some unexpected ways. We could also identify exemplar essays we pulled from the first Revision Assistant exercise that we used in self- and peer-review assignments.

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Testing Essay English Writing 84

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Students must be high achievers in middle school with recommendations from math and science teachers, in addition to high test scores. In that class, two students choose a peer-reviewed article and lead seminars every Friday. Pedersen says the lack of testing allows more time for laboratory experimentation.

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STEM Laboratory Peer Review Schools 134

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2018

Startups have their advantages, but they face unique challenges, such as the catch-22 of product testing , in which schools won’t buy untested products, but the startups can’t test their products if no schools will buy them. Our first was PeerView, an app for facilitating faculty-to-faculty peer review and feedback.

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Feedback Schools Peer Review Testing 156

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2019

Assessing student learning traditionally is accomplished with tests. Peer feedback is about supporting and learning, not criticizing. Each peer review should include positives and shortfalls in equal amounts. Make the peer reviewer anonymous. Is it a balanced review? More on peer feedback.

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Feedback Peer Review Writing Critical Thinking 105

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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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

The students not at the teacher-led station are engaged in meaningful, student-centered activities: Designing a Lab or Experiment: Some students are tasked with designing their experiments to test a hypothesis related to chemical reactions.

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Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Feedback dialogue sample from eighth grader Grace, Image credit: Christine Witcher In response, we created Floop , a tool that allows teachers to give digital annotated feedback, allows students to respond immediately to the feedback and facilitates a scaffolded and anonymous peer review session. Anonymous student.

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Feedback Culture Science Teaching 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

They watched as other groups—from film production studios to the federal government—received daily, precautionary COVID-19 tests to ensure their health and safety. They watched national sports teams get put in COVID-proof bubbles for safety, and sports networks stream virtual fans into the stands for morale.

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Education Intelligence Counselling Peer Review 218

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2021

So he put it to the test. The goal of the Teacher Run Experiment Network isn’t to get teachers to publish full peer-reviewed studies in reputable journals, Picou says, although a few might. It was worth a shot, he figured.

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Teachers Attention Peer Review Intelligence 184

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Last fall, Digital Promise invited about 100 companies to participate in beta testing. In some cases, according to Cator, the companies that didn’t get certified were able to point to peer-reviewed research but did not have that research readily accessible for users or potential customers.

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Education Peer Review Motivation Reading 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Last week, testing provider NWEA—best known for its district-level MAP Growth exams—came out with a bold new claim: The way states give summative assessments is broken. In lieu of administering a lengthy end-of-year high stakes test, the Portland, Ore. In lieu of administering a lengthy end-of-year high stakes test, the Portland, Ore.-based

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Exams Peer Review Testing English 106

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The University of Michigan’s M-Write program is built on the idea that students learn best when they write about what they’re studying, rather than taking multiple-choice tests. After a writing fellow quickly reviews it, the score gets delivered to the student via the eCoach system.

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Essay Feedback Writing Assignments 136

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

In short, a research-validated assessment is one that has been scientifically tested for both validity and reliability. The results, published in over 30 peer reviewed journals, provide strong evidence to support the theoretical model underlying CoVitality and its capacity to accurately and reliably measure student well being.

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Evaluation Questions Peer Review Learning 113

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2016

Some of the ways CI faculty use VoiceThread include flipped student presentations, peer review, instructor video feedback, critical discussions, reflections, foreign language practice, mobile field trips and book conversations. View examples shared by CI faculty here.).

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Accessibility Disabilities Instructors Learning 126

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2019

which by the way, is fee-based), students start with a placement test to determine their comprehension level and be sure they are challenged by assignments without being frustrated. In response to this, peer feedback is growing in popularity as an approach that balances these two realities for the benefit of the student. In W.O.R.D.

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Teachers Peer Review Feedback Critical Thinking 107

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. She’s the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Online Learning Research , which publishes peer-reviewed studies about K-12 online education.

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Teachers Education Blended Learning STEM 216

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

Many instructors and administrators prefer a time-tested solution over something new and unknown. That’s quite an advantage since copied materials often come from peer-reviewed articles. This is the only service that can access the libraries like Elsevier/Scopus and Springer & Nature.

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Plagiarism Essay Instructors Peer Review 158

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

In the test stage, the educator will practice and test the education plan for efficacy. In the ideate stage, the educator should evaluate the problem or focus of the education from multiple perspectives and sit in the seat of both the learner and the educator who will teach the content.

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Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

In the test stage, the educator will practice and test the education plan for efficacy. In the ideate stage, the educator should evaluate the problem or focus of the education from multiple perspectives and sit in the seat of both the learner and the educator who will teach the content.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Test – The educator will practice and test the education plan for efficacy. Prototype –The educator will develop a plan for the content and the environment in which it will be taught. Next, take what you know about the student-centered focus and layer in the concepts of social justice and inclusivity.

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Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 110

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 24, 2016

John Hattie, Professor of Education at the University of Auckland, spent 15 years synthesizing the vast body of peer-reviewed, meta-analytical research pertaining to student achievement. – all for the mere potential of a statistically-manipulable, now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t test score bump for interstate bragging rights.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

There was also an issue of relevancy, and being able to offer students—many of whom are adults already working in the field—up-to-date examples and facts so they can prepare for tests required to maintain professional certifications. Reviews for relevancy and accurateness “went beyond the community college in that sense,” the instructor says.

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Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 115

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 23, 2025

Laura is a Certified Peer Reviewer for Quality Matters. Effect of blueprinting methods on test difficulty, discrimination, and reliability indices: cross-sectional study in an integrated learning program. Laura Schwarz, DNP, RN, PHN, CNE, AHN-BC is a Professor at Minnesota StateUniversity, Mankato.

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