Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

States and districts get results of summative assessments periodically—usually a couple times a year—but it is rare for them to get more frequently. More and more, teachers will assign a formative quiz in Google Classroom (or the Apple or Microsoft equivalents), but that data stays where it is.

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Data EdTech Meeting Blended Learning 105

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

As a set of policies, accountability was instantiated in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, reauthorized as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002, and reinforced by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. You know what’s cooler than a million hacked Yahoo accounts ?)

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Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Despite predictions that badges would be the “ new credential ” and that we were looking at a “ Future Full of Badges ,” it’s not clear that digital badges have provided us with a really meaningful way to assess skills or expertise.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

“In the Leeds offering, for example, each course certificate will cost £59 and there are five taught courses; the sixth assessment course, which leads to 10 credits, is priced at £250 – making a total cost of £545 – which will also cover access to online library content,” The Guardian reports.

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