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Toward Renewable Assessments

Iterating Toward Openness

For some time now I’ve been critical of “disposable assessments.” ” An assessment can be characterized as “disposable” if everyone understands that its ultimate destiny is the garbage can. ” Research on Renewable Assessments. Student writes the paper and submits it to faculty.

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Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

The CoolCatTeacher

She authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education (published by ISTE in 2008), Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educator (published by ISTE in 2011), Help Your Child Learn With Their Cell Phone and Web 2.0 Liz runs a blog at [link]. The post Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

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AI, Personalized Learning Are a Dynamic Duo for K–12 Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

Currently, the primary ways adaptive software adapt are with content, assessment , and sequence. . Truely adaptive software can assess, deliver content, and modify a student’s path through curriculum according to a set of programmed instructional heuristics. Seems ideal, right? . 1:1 at scale.

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Research-based Benefits of Being Bilingual

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Aids in Conflict Resolution and Attentional Networks : Bilingualism enhances attentional networks, leading to faster and more efficient conflict resolution abilities and improved alerting and executive control (Costa, Hernández, Sebastián-Gallés, 2008). It tracks participants first tested in 1947 and retested in 2008–2010. Nissan, J.J.,

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Why combining assessments and LMS technology is essential

eSchool News

Assessments are more than just measuring how well students are doing in particular subjects in school, and they can actually improve student learning. In fact, frequent assessments can have a positive impact on a student’s education from kindergarten through college.

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Science-backed scalable tools improve student mental health

eSchool News

Because student identifiable information is not gathered in these assessments, they are more likely to provide truthful responses and as a result they can receive greater personalized feedback. Questions that constitute a good screening tool assess the most quintessential factors of mental health, functioning, and academic achievement.

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Relevance is the Fuel of Learning

A Principal's Reflections

What and how we assess carries little to no weight in the eyes of our students if they don’t understand and appreciate the value of the learning experience. 2008) conducted a study where 36 students were interviewed about aspects of the teaching and learning environment that motivated or demotivated their learning. Kember et al.

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