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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

2014) in “ Confidence in prior knowledge, self-efficacy, interest and prior knowledge: Influences on conceptual change ” sheds light on prior knowledge as what students bring into the learning environment – a mix of accurate scientific understanding and misconceptions about a specific topic. Sandmann, A., Sures, B.

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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

Edsurge

Discovery Education was formed in 2003 as a division of its then-parent company Discovery Communications, known for its broadcast television programs. This past July, it purchased Spiral, a formative assessment platform. million in venture capital that the startup has raised since its launch in 2014.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. Leaders of their own learning: Transforming schools through student-engaged assessment. It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement.

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Powerful Learning is Authentic and Challenging

Digital Promise

Adjusting to feedback from ongoing formative assessment during learning allows educators to offer the help students need so they continue to feel the right level of productive struggle. Journal of Adolescent Research, 24, 423– 452. doi:10.1177/0743558409336749. Chaiklin, S. Kozulin, B. Gindis, V. Ageyev, & S. Miller (Eds.), Aceves, T.

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Why Esports in Schools is a Good Thing

ViewSonic Education

A 2003 analysis of 15 cases of school shooters found all but two suffered from social rejection. Sports require students to set goals, assess the competition and consider their individual strengths and weaknesses. Computer-related occupations are the largest projected category of new jobs between 2014 – 2024. (By

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The Science Behind Spatial-Temporal Math

MIND Research Institute

Games have the potential to be perceived as an enjoyable and fun activity and, with that, might provide a preferred means to teach math (Bragg, 2003). 2014, 2019). and 0.31, respectively, for math scale scores on standardized state assessments. 2014, 2019). ST Math's educational content is conveyed in a game-like format.

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5 Tips To Improve Your Teaching And Boost Your Career

EdNews Daily

It’s often possible to further your training while continuing to teach thanks to self-paced online courses: for example, this comprehensive prep course for Praxis Core exams and Subject Assessments. London: Routledge, 1982, 2014. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003. Stay current in your field. Perott, Elizabeth. Seldin, Peter.

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