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Three Ideas for Creating More Equitable & Personal Assessments

American Consortium for Equity in Education

Tim Hudson, Chief Learning Officer, Discovery Education When I was in graduate school, the first “paper” assigned in my Qualitative Analysis class was to explain the differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods.

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The Impact of Creativity on College and Career Readiness

Edsurge

Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways? Rubrics help bring more concrete assessment to creativity , a skill that many otherwise consider difficult to score. What creative skills are employers looking for?

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Want a stronger workforce? Make reading initiatives multigenerational

eSchool News

Since 2013, according to an analysis , policymakers in 37 states have passed laws or implemented new policies related to reading instruction and stakeholders from scholars and journalists to teachers and parent coalitions have weighed in.

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Inside Tips for Successfully Implementing Online Assessments

edWeb.net

Whether schools are 1:1 or still relying on computer carts, the move to online assessments creates new needs from devices to professional development to data privacy policies. Have an instructional framework centered around curriculum design before talking about assessment. Feedback is more than just one assessment.

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Colleges Are Missing Out on Students Who Start — But Don’t Finish — Their Applications

Edsurge

Separate from the research by Odle and Magouirk, Common App conducted an internal analysis using National Student Clearinghouse records to track what happened to non-submitters beyond its own platform, said Mark Freeman, vice president of data analytics and research at Common App. It is so opaque,” McKibben said of the college price tag.

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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

Many students remain completely oblivious of the elements that comprise critical thinking, from observation and analysis to problem solving and communication. These include everything from interviewing and archival research to textual interpretation, discourse analysis and ethnographic inquiry.

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The Power of Rubrics—Students Take Control of Their Own Learning and Achievement

EdNews Daily

As Rachel’s story illustrates, in addition to being outstanding assessment tools, rubrics perform another, equally important function. They are an excellent medium for teaching and learning, particularly in writing, STEM, and other subjects that require critical thinking and analysis. . A Tool for Self-Advocacy.

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