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How to Assess Digital Literacy

Ask a Tech Teacher

Of late, the most common question is, “How to I assess student digital literacy?” How do I assess faculty digital literacy so I can teach them what they don’t know?” Today, I want to focus on the need to assess digital literacy and what tools are available to do this. Why assess it?

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What is A Portfolio Assessment?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the concepts of portfolio and portfolio assessment have garnered significant attention as comprehensive tools for evaluating student growth. This post delves into the intricacies of portfolio assessment, drawing primarily on the insightful research presented in the works of Valeri-Gold et al.

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How Are Educators Broadening Their Definitions of Evidence?

Edsurge

But if the success criteria was [whether] I would be able to assess social-emotional learning [such as greater social awareness], I’m not sure because I don’t have evidence.” Like Romano, these educators were often unsure of how to measure success and daunted by the possibility of collecting and analyzing data to assess progress.

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Why Assessments Are Still Useful — and Accurate — in a Pandemic Year

Edsurge

As most school systems have learned by now, assessing learning in a pandemic comes with all sorts of challenges, including but not limited to how (and where) to assess students and whether the data being gathered is even accurate. As assessment and curriculum leaders for two different districts, we’re still discovering the answers.

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Kids can learn more from guided play than from direct instruction, report finds

The Hechinger Report

The studies that were excluded did not fit the review’s criteria of assessing child learning and development outcomes.) The authors of the review note that not all studies included in their report have the same definition of guided play, and that means outcomes may vary. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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7 Digital tools for student engagement across all grade levels

Neo LMS

For this to happen, teachers can opt for a mix of game-based learning tools, conducting a quick assessment or social and emotional learning (SE)L check-in, or asking students to create and share what they have learned in a way that meets their interests. It has definitely boosted student engagement through the power of choice.

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Can “playful assessments” tell us whether maker education works?

The Hechinger Report

Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Bechtel could readily recite the definition of satire. But assessing these skills has been a weak link in these efforts, according to the education researchers at the MIT Playful Journey Lab , which hopes to remedy that with “playful assessment” tools. PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif.