Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

In the 10 years since I chose a book called Make it Stick for a book study in the summer of 2015, I’ve been encouraging teachers to add more retrieval practice to their teaching. A big and growing body of research tells us that when we study with retrieval, we learn and remember things much better than we do by other review methods.

Multiple Choice Questions

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

This foundational knowledge includes study skills. No matter what subject you teach, spend time showing students how to take notes, how to study for tests and quizzes, and how to balance their time between homework and other after-school activities. Maximizing student engagement is the goal for every teacher!

High School

Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2018

It could be books read, quizzes finished, activities completed.) In a small study of 73 schools, LearnTrials, a company that helps K-12 districts purchase technology, found that 35 percent of student software licenses were never activated, and only 9 percent of students met usage goals.

Students

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Listenwise offers educators a growing collection of news stories tagged as ELA, science, or social studies. I’ve used Socrative quizzes and space races with my students for years, so I was excited to see that the individual lessons have Socrative quizzes available for anyone to use as a quick assessment tool!

Quizzes

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Poptential , an award-winning family of free social studies course packages, has expanded and enhanced its Bell Ringer content with the goal of providing a bell ringer for every day of the school year. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Click to tweet. Bell Ringers are brief conversation starters for use at the beginning of class to get students thinking.

Social Studies

eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2021

In the study, the school employed a classroom setup with the focus on offering all students — whether they were in the classroom or joining online — comparable learning experiences. With only these basic tools, remote students may be positioned to fail while teachers are burdened with an unnatural way to teach and a heavier workload.

Quizzes

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Testing can help students better retain and recall what they studied, not only for the final exam, but as part of their overall educational development. This is the “testing effect,” or the phenomenon where taking a quiz can enhance later retention of studied materials, and its effectiveness has been demonstrated many times over.

Quizzes

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

While many students say they’re looking for the assistance they’re not getting from their colleges, professors argue that students are using these sites to cheat on quizzes and tests. It's the way quizzes and exams are proctored. I reached out to Chegg, and sure enough, business there is booming.

Study

Edsurge

MAY 25, 2017

But a new study found that the devices can actually work against deeper learning of big-picture concepts. So she was surprised to discover that in a physics course she studied, students who were given factual questions with clicker systems did more poorly on conceptual questions afterward.

Study

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In fact, almost every page of the course includes real-life examples and hands-on, call-to-action, and enrichment activities that immerse students in case studies of environmental issues and success stories around the world.

Science

eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

As Tax Day approaches, Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors media-rich content to teach key concepts about taxation in the United States. Poptential course packages include everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers , quizzes, and tests.

High School

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Study guides and practice quizzes: TAs can use these tools to develop study guides and sample quizzes to help prepare students. This can be helpful in reverse as well–if students are more comfortable writing in their native language, they can do so, and then the TA can translate it.

Teaching Assistants

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In a spaced repetition system (SRS), you are continuously quizzed until you gain mastery of the topic over time. But where it gets more interesting is having the ability to optimize when you study. Spaced repetition works the same way—in fact, it is defined by Behzad Tabibian et al.

Quizzes

eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2016

New social studies module asks students to think, touch their way to mastery. MobyMax , a personalized learning curriculum, has introduced social studies content for first and second grade. MobyMax Cognitive Skill Social Studies is an exciting addition to MobyMax’s complete K-8 curriculum.

Social Studies

eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2023

Poptential , an award-winning family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors a variety of content to help students learn about the national debt using pop culture media to engage students. More than 100,000 users from throughout the United States have signed up for Certell’s Poptential family of free social studies courses.

Curriculum

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Poptential , a family of award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an array of engaging content to illustrate the culture, traditions, and history of Native Americans for National American Indian Heritage Month. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Click to tweet. Signed into law by President George H.

History

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Course Hero is an online learning platform where you can access course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators. In what other ways does applying a precision mindset to designing a course improve the student experience? What Is Course Hero? The classroom has constraints in terms of physical layouts.

Quizzes

eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Here is one way teachers can use AI tools to curate an entire class’s flow, its study materials, and practice tests without the aid of an army of teaching assistants. Teachers can use AI-powered tools like MagicSchool.ai , ChatGPT , and Chatterbot AI to create quizzes and exams that align with their course materials.

Quizzes

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The hands-on digital collections help students with science related studies in a whole new way as they continue to learn at home, at school, or in a hybrid environment during and post COVID-19. “As Integrated quizzes and classroom management tools. schools as well as over a billion students worldwide.

Teaching

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Online courses can offer content in audio, text, and video formats, each with interactive elements like quizzes, virtual labs, and social annotation to enhance engagement and provide multiple ways for students to absorb the material. It is super important to incorporate the three pillars of UDL into e-learning.

Learning

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2024

NLP’s resource library includes lesson plans, classroom activities, posters and infographics, quizzes, and more for educators teaching news literacy. Educators can find free resources on fighting fake news and developing students’ media literacy skills through activities, lessons, case studies, and guest blog posts.

Critical Thinking

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

According to a recent study, over 60 percent of educators believe traditional assessments fail to fully measure student understanding. The pre-made quizzes also offer instant feedback, helping students reflect on their learning process. I love that I can find a library of pre-created quizzes or create my own.

Evaluation

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

The results of the study pose big questions for reform-minded educators who advocate for students to have multiple chances on exams. The MyLab Math report is one of 12 efficacy studies the company released about one month ago. It can be done before or after practice assignments.

Study

eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2017

Kahoot allows the teacher to build fun quizzes, flashcards and games. A similar program is called Quizlet, where a student or teacher can generate flashcards on any topic, to help them review or study. Students can join in on mobile devices and create their own as well.

Quizzes

eSchool News

JULY 11, 2024

However, a combined total of 69 percent said their primary motive was to prepare for upcoming courses, develop better study skills or improve their grades. Despite this desire for flexibility, a vast majority (80 percent) also stated the importance of regular assessments, quizzes, and checkpoints to ensure they are on the right track.

Quizzes

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

I found some quizzes and tests,” she said, noting that plenty of those materials and PowerPoint slides from other professors were easily found on Course Hero about the subject she was teaching, biomaterials. The company is part of what has become a big business in providing study help to college students for a fee.

Study

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Cengage Learning’s MindTap is a fully built course experience that integrates reading, homework, quizzing, multi-media assets and more. Using MindTap Mobile helps on-the-go students stay organized, optimize small pockets of study time and interact directly with their instructor.

Quizzes

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

An additional study states that less than half of Gen Z respondents said they had enough information to decide what pathway was best for them after high school. BOSTON, MA – Kids today do not feel adequately prepared to make informed, confident decisions about what they want to do after high school.

Mobile Devices

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS — Certell, the creator behind the Poptential family of free social studies course packages, announced a significant update to its digital curriculum and platform designed to help students better understand the principles that have shaped American history while giving teachers tools to better manage their classroom and improve learning.

Social Studies

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

Interest-Based Learning: In a unit of study, a teacher sets up must-do stations addressing core curriculum requirements and may-do stations that invite students to delve into subtopics related to the subject, allowing students to choose based on their interests and passions.

Metacognitive Skills

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Poptential , a family of free, award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an array of engaging content about the Civil Rights Movement for instruction during Black History Month. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Click to tweet. history and society.

History

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

Based on my experience, this builds engagement overall because students know that they need to pay attention as there are quizzes at regular intervals. . Additionally, you can provide supplemental resources, such as links to online study guides or practice tests. Create digital study guides that can be accessed online.

Exams

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

“It’s been more than 125 years since the first Labor Day was observed, and the labor movement can seem a little dry to today’s high school students,” said Julie Smitherman, a former social studies teacher and director of content at Certell, Inc., the nonprofit behind Poptential.

History

eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2022

It’s an early morning wake up call for Trinity Smith, lead teaching fellow and student studying business data analytics at Arizona State University (ASU). The course uses Canvas to manage the online, asynchronous portion of learning – this includes recorded lectures by ASU faculty, along with weekly assignments and quizzes.

Quizzes

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Key points: Literacy is critical for students–and elementary years are a pivotal time These online tools help students develop essential literacy skills See related article: How efficacy studies improve literacy instruction For more news on literacy, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Fall is the best time of year in Montana.

Elementary School

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The program features include: 24/7 online, on-demand access to expert tutors, 361 days of the year Expert tutors available in 200+ subjects, including English Language Arts, algebra, calculus, physics, chemistry, world languages, computer science, and more Tutors also available for Advanced Placement® and International Baccalaureate® courses as well (..)

Quizzes

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Big numbers are nothing new to Quizlet , one of the most widely-used digital study tools in the United States. To date, Quizlet currently has more than 200 million study sets, which are user-generated collections of flashcards, games, quizzes and other interactive activities. Here’s where the artificial intelligence comes in.

Intelligence