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Assessment in the digital age

Learning with 'e's

Image from JISC publication This table is very useful summary for anyone who is interested in aligning assessment with teaching methods. It's important that this is achieved, because as Biggs and Tang (2011) argue, students create their own meaning from their experiences, by seeking out learning engagement. References Biggs, J.,

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Transforming Schools and Outcomes by Using a Culturally Responsive Curriculum

edWeb.net

Responsiveness and Outcomes. He also believes the arts are especially important in a district like Mount Vernon because many of the students turned out to be “twice gifted,” despite having received standardized assessment scores that did not reflect their proficiencies.

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What is authentic assessment?

Learning with 'e's

Assessment. It's important because it shows that assessment drives they way we teach. Cathy proposes a causal link between the way we conduct assessment in formalised education and the deficit we see today in the workplace. Do you have good examples of authentic assessment? What is authentic assessment?

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Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI

eSchool News

Valid Does my assessment evaluate the specific learning objective I am attempting to assess? Our education system was constructed to produce inequitable outcomes, and that is what it produces. Free of Bias What in my learning activity is inadvertently disadvantageous to students? AIICE IIC Tenets. link] CAST (2018).

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OPINION: The world is changing fast. Students need data science instruction ASAP

The Hechinger Report

Since 2011, national math test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, fell by 17 points for eighth graders and 10 points for fourth graders in data analysis, statistics and probability. Pandemic effects were only a contributing factor, and the drop-offs outpaced declines in other content areas.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. It enhances teaching practices, fosters professional growth, and significantly improves student outcomes. 2011, Nurmi et al., Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education.

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Technology Integration Research Review

Digital Promise

In addition, technology tools change rapidly, and outcomes can vary depending on implementation. Learning Outcomes. Edutopia’s tech integration review explores some of the vast body of research out there and helps you navigate useful results.